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Mason (George) The Costume of China, illustrated by Sixty Engravings with Explanations in English and French, folio, later morocco gilt, g.e., 60 hand-coloured plates, [Abbey Travel 533], 1800, bookplate of Frederick Baynes. This collection of costumes includes several unusual occupations: lantern-painter, pillow-seller, arrow-maker, stocking-maker, and frog-catcher. See illustration