Lot 1497 , Thomson, John - Through China with a Camera, 1st edition, half-title, frontispiece, complete ‘with nearly 100 illustrations’, with authors ink presentation inscriptions to Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918), 4to, green clo

° Thomson, John - Through China with a Camera, 1st edition, half-title, frontispiece, complete ‘with nearly 100 illustrations’, with authors ink presentation inscriptions to Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918), 4to, green cloth with gilt dragon motif to upper board, A. Constable & Co., London, 1898. Note: John Thomson (1837–1921) was among the earliest photographers to capture images of China’s people and landscapes for a Western audience. His journeys through China were frequently dangerous, and many of the individuals he met had never seen a Westerner or a camera before.
£180-240