A wood-covered photo albumen prints, ca 1870 The massive leather binding enclosing a high relief recessed boxwood panel depicting a wealthy family in a lush garden setting, the album including 51 hand-tinted albumen prints each mounted above type-written commentary about contemporary Chinese society covering such topics as 'AN ITINERANT PIEMAN,' 'SHANGHAI COOLIES,' and 'DECAPITATION.' 16 X 21 1/2 x 3in (40.6 x 54.6 x 7.6cm) dimensions of book 8 1/2 x 10 (20.6 x 25.4cm) dimensions of most prints