Author: Le Comte
Title: [NOUVEAUX MEMOIRES SUR L'ETAT PRESENT DE LA CHINE vol. I only ]
Description: London, copperplates [14 + folding plate] these include scientific instruments, ranks of chinament, boating etc] . 12mo worn tan leather spine, gilt in compartments on 4 raised band [leather lacking to lower compartm4ent of spine /lower board with ink? Stains/rear cover buckled & leather holes However covers well attached and hinges firm so useable but not beautiful] We lack frontispiece and titlepage and one other plate . Starts *2 with dedication to the king [28p incl.dedication + avertissement +contents] +369pp Fin du Tome I [The End of Volume One] We lack Vol.2 which has only two, or depending on edition, three plates] Paper tanned and with some tide marks but paper is supple and all pages tightly bound and very legible.There is an early name to margin of first dedication page, else no marginalia or underlinging. An interesting early account of Jesuits writing letters from China to Europe about the conditions in China in the 17th century with the first volume having many more plates than the other volume. Sets are always priced well over £1000.

Keywords: China travel 17 th century


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