(L'ABBE CLAUDE FRANCOIS LAMBERT).: - CURIOUS OBSERVATIONS,
London, 1760. upon the manners, customs, usages, different languages, government, mythology, chronology, antient and modern geography, ceremonies, religion, mechanics, astronomy, medicine, physics, natural history, commerce, arts, and sciences, of the several nations of Asia, Africa, and America. Two volumes, complete set, translated from the French, fourth edition, R. Withy, 1760. 8vo, 205 x 125 mm, 8 x 5 inches, pages: Volume 1, iv, 411; Volume 2, 404 plus 16 pages of Contents list, full contemporary calf, gilt ruled border to covers, rebacked to style, gilt rules and gilt lettered morocco labels. Covers scuffed with some chips to leather surface at the edges, corners worn, title pages lightly browned at edges, occasional small light mark to margins, very occasional light foxing, contents otherwise clean, 1 very short closed edge tear. A good set of a work which is very scarce in any edition. 84 brief chapters describe a great variety of topics with much about China, India, and North and South America. Including a chapter on the 'island' of California, 1 on the languages of various native tribes of America, 3 on Egypt, 1 on Ethiopia, 1 on porcelain making in China and 1 on the Tibetans. The work was first published in Paris in 1749 and the first English translation by John Dunn was issued in 1750. Sabin 38729 (first edition) and 38730: "A somewhat scarce and very interesting privately printed book, chiefly relating to the aboriginal inhabitants of America". Images sent on request.
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