"Album Chinois by Aubry-Lecomte, Devéria, Grevedon, Vidal, &a". Paris, 1849. 33.5 x 25 cm. Hot-stamped binding with a garland and a cold-stamped garland on the first cover, gilt Chinese figure framed by a cold-stamped garland on the second cover. Includes 19 hand-coloured lithographs (from the lithographic printing house of Mlle Formentin, rue des Pères, n°10, Paris) after Aubry-Lecomte, Eugène Deveria, C. Choran, J. Vidal, H. Grevedon, Chenot and others, depicting buildings, trades, scenes of life and costumes in 19th century China. including Maison de plaisance d'un mandarin de première classe by Thénot, Manière de brûler les yeux avec la chaux vive by Deveria, Chambre à coucher d'une famille Tartare-Mandchoue, Champ de repos de Hang-tcheou-fou, Soldat d'Infanterie, Mendiant avec un Chien exercé, Comédien, grand tragique dans un rôle de femme, Distiller, Modern Taa and Bridge, Musician playing the Chê, Mandarin's Yacht under Sail, Miller, Palace Garden Gate, Carillonneur practising on the Pien Tchoung, Visiting Room, Transport Building, Domestic, Valet, Grand's Pleasure House, Doctor of Medicine (Doctor going on a visit). Also includes 2 plates of music Union des Sarcelles, Romance lyrics by D.B. de Malpière, set to music by Auguste Panseron, Professor at the Royal School of Music. China 17th issue. Spine to be refixed, binding tired. (wear, foxing and accidents to the binding)