HUC, M., (ANCIEN MISSIONNAIRE APOSTOLIQUE EN CHINE); PLANCHET, J. M. (MISSIONNAIRE LAZARISTE)
L'Empire Chinois: Faisant Suite a L'Ouvrage Intitule: Souvenirs D'Un Voyage Dans la Tartarie Et le Thibet (Two Volumes)
Pekin (Peking/Beijing, China), Imprimerie Des Lazaristes. 1926, Nouvelle Edition. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Plates/Decorations/Engravings/Folded Map. Hardcover, A beautiful set of two volumes, published in French; Originally published in Paris in 1850, this set of the New Edition was produced in 1926, annotated and illustrated by J.M. Planchet; Vol. II has chip at the top corner and small stain on 2nd rear free endpaper, otherwise the textblocks are clean and tight; Rebound in black, textured cloth. Vol. I - 479p.; Vol. II is 493p. Illlustrated with maps, drawings and photographs. Rear free endpaper of Volume II bookseller's ticket shows this set was sold by The Oriental Book Store in Tientsin, China. "Évariste Régis Huc, C.M. also known as the Abbé Huc (1813-1860), was a French Catholic priest, Lazarite missionary, and traveller. He became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia (then known as "Tartary"), and especially..Tibet, from this work: Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China. He and his companion Joseph Gabet were the first Europeans who had reached Lhasa since Thomas Manning in 1812. (from Wikipedia). Near Fine.
Boeknummer: SB10483
USD 200.00 [Appr.: EURO 186.5]
Trefwoorden: Chinese Empire Published in French, French History of Chinese empire, Chinese Empire History China Plates/Decorations/Engravings/Folded Map