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[NOBLE, CHARLES FREDERICK]: A Voyage to the East Indies in 1747 and 1748. Containing an Account of the Island of St. Helena and Java. Of the City of Batavia. Of the Government and Political Conduct of the Dutch. Of the Empire of China, with a Particular Description of Canton;
and of the Religious Ceremonies, Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants. London, T. Becket, P.A. Dehondt, T. Durham, 1762. Pp. xvi, 344. With 11 engraved hand coloured plates (probably coloured in the 19th century (?)). Contemporary calf, expertly rebacked with richly gilt spine with red morocco title-label, corners rubbed. Bookplate. Partly with some light staining, a few plates with minor repairs. First edition of this early travel narrative of St. Helena, Java and China. The plates include one of St. Helena; one of Batavia; two of Malaysian boats and; six belonging to the Chinese part. "His account of Canton and its environs, is more copious and exact than any hitherto published: having during six months residence there, in which time he had little else to do than to gratify his curiosity, been assiduos and indefatigable in his enquiries; in which too he was greatly assisted by cultivating an intimacy with a Chinese merchant, a man endowed with a degree of knowledge and fagacity, greatly beyond what is commonly possessed by people of that class" (Preface). Rare. Cordier BS 2100. Lust 348.
Offered for EUR 2900.00 = appr. US$ 4579.10 by: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books - Book number: 40027
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