SUN, J. et al ed. Qingding Shujing Tushuo -- Imperially Commissioned Illustrated Edition of the Classic of History . Beijing: Daxue tangbian shuju, 1905. 16 volumes. 2° (326 x 215mm). 511 fine lithographic illustrations with imagery, plus 23 maps printed in black & red, and 32 charts & tables. Stitched paper covers with printed labels, cloth chemises with printed labels (cases worn, toggles broken).
SUN, J. et al ed. Qingding Shujing Tushuo -- Imperially Commissioned Illustrated Edition of the Classic of History . Beijing: Daxue tangbian shuju, 1905. 16 volumes. 2° (326 x 215mm). 511 fine lithographic illustrations with imagery, plus 23 maps printed in black & red, and 32 charts & tables. Stitched paper covers with printed labels, cloth chemises with printed labels (cases worn, toggles broken). RARE EXTANT COPY of this work, commissioned by the Qing Imperial court in under the Guangxu Emperor. A prime example of lithographic publication at the Wuyingdian Imperial Press located in the Forbidden City and possibly its final publication before the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. The first-named editor Sun Jianai was an important scholar and official during the Guangxu reign. He was also the first president of the institution which became Beijing University, and a graduate of the Wuyingdian itself in 1907. Sun oversaw a team of some 20 people dedicated to the production of this work. (16)
SUN, J. et al ed. Qingding Shujing Tushuo -- Imperially Commissioned Illustrated Edition of the Classic of History . Beijing: Daxue tangbian shuju, 1905. 16 volumes. 2° (326 x 215mm). 511 fine lithographic illustrations with imagery, plus 23 maps printed in black & red, and 32 charts & tables. Stitched paper covers with printed labels, cloth chemises with printed labels (cases worn, toggles broken).
SUN, J. et al ed. Qingding Shujing Tushuo -- Imperially Commissioned Illustrated Edition of the Classic of History . Beijing: Daxue tangbian shuju, 1905. 16 volumes. 2° (326 x 215mm). 511 fine lithographic illustrations with imagery, plus 23 maps printed in black & red, and 32 charts & tables. Stitched paper covers with printed labels, cloth chemises with printed labels (cases worn, toggles broken). RARE EXTANT COPY of this work, commissioned by the Qing Imperial court in under the Guangxu Emperor. A prime example of lithographic publication at the Wuyingdian Imperial Press located in the Forbidden City and possibly its final publication before the collapse of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. The first-named editor Sun Jianai was an important scholar and official during the Guangxu reign. He was also the first president of the institution which became Beijing University, and a graduate of the Wuyingdian itself in 1907. Sun oversaw a team of some 20 people dedicated to the production of this work. (16)
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