LEIHP1 Lei Junyao ed: HUITU PIANSHU QITAN. (An Illustrated Selection of Strange Stories on the Art of Deception). 繪圖騙術奇談 。 雷君曜 編輯 。 掃葉山房 石印. Shanghai, 1909. 46, 23, 28, 33 folded leaves. 100 full page b/w lithographic illustrations. 4 vols. 20x13 cm. Stitched, board case. GBP 700.00 A totally-delicious illustrated lithography work from the venerable Saoye Shanfang in Shanghai. Four volumes depicting numerous stories of deception and cheating, each tale accompanied by a full page detailed lithographic illustration. The majority of the illustrations are traditional Chinese in nature with a few showing late 19th/early 20th century Shanghai scenes. Dated Xuantong Yuan Nian (1909) on the last page of volume 4. In Chinese. Occasional minor foxing. Slight waterstain to lower section of last 10 leaves of volume 4 but generally clean throughout. Some grubbiness and wear to covers. The volumes contained In a board case that is of uniform size to this work but has a different title slip. Very rare. Subjects: Illustrated Books Rare Books Item 399 in List 213. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?l/LEIHP1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. | ![]() |