BîRRI, CRISTOFORO:

An Account of Cochin-China. Two parts in one volume. [London 1744].

. Folio. Pp. 699-743, (1). Old half cloth on marbled paper boards, spine faded. This is an anonymous abridged English translation of B—rri's popular account of Cochin-China, an extract from Churchill's "Collection of Voyages and Travels" (first 1704). Originally published in Italian at Rome in 1631. The account comprises two parts; the first covering the current state of the kingdom including information about the name, climate, natural history, animals, customs and manners, government, wars, and trade and ports. The second part is devoted to the spiritual state dealing with the conversion of Cochin-China's elites, missionary activities and the "spiritual" needs of the people. Cristoforo B—rri, an Italian scientist, spent four years with the Jesuit mission in Cochin-China between 1616 and 1621. Cf Cordier BI 1918-19.

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DE LA BISSACHéRE, PIERRE JACQUES LEMONNIER:

Etat actuel du Tunkin, de la Cochinchine, et des royaumes de Camboge, Laos et Lac-Tho. Three parts in one volume. Paris, de Galignani, 1812.

. Pp. (iv), ii, 325; (iv), 342. Includes the two half titles but maybe one leaf (blank or errata?) missing at end. Later full calf, flat spine decorated in gilt and with red title label. Marbled edges and end papers. Second edition of a missionary work which to a large extent based on Antoine du Montyon's work published in 1811 under the title "Exposé statistique du Tunkin, de la Cochinchine, ... sur la relation de M. La Bissachère". La Bissachère (1764-1830) was a French missionary who arrived in Tonkin in 1790 where he remained for 17 years. He was very successful in his missionary work and converted many inhabitants. He travelled extensively in the area. This work contains accurate and interesting information about the countries dealing with geography, geology, zoology, commerce, navigation, commerce, politics, military forces, religion, customs and manners, etc. Cordier BI 998.

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LA BISSACHéRE, PIERRRE JACQUES LEMONNIER DE [ & MONTYON, ANTOINE DE]:

Gegenwärtiger Zustand von Tunkin, Cochinchina u. der Königreiche Camboja, Laos und Lac-tho. Weimar 1813.

. Pp. xii, 446. Half calf, rubbed and upper paper cover with some stain. A German edition translated from the French "Etat actuel du Tunkin, de la Cochinchine, et des Royaume de Camboge, Laos et Lac-tho" Paris 1812. This narrative is mainly based on De Montyon's work, which was originally published under a different title in 1811. La Bissachère (1764-1830), a French missionary who came to Tonkin in 1790 and stayed there for 17 years. Cordier BI 998.

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DE LA BISSACHéRE, PIERRE JACQUES LEMONNIER:

La relation sur le Tonkin et la Cochinchine. Publiée d'après le manuscrit des Archives des affaires étrangères avec une introduction et des notes par Charles B. - Maybon. Paris, E. Champion, 1919.

. Pp. 187. As issued in original printed wrappers, worn and stained. Internally some minor staining. La Bissachère was a French missionary who resided in Tonkin for 17 years. This work compiled by Charles Maybon is based on La Bissachère's original notes.

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BIXBY, OLIVE JENNIE:

My Child-Life in Burmah; or, Recollections and Incidents. Boston 1880.

. Small 8vo. Pp. 172. With frontispiece and 11 plates. Original pictorial cloth lettered in gilt, extremities rubbed, spine faded. First and only edition of this early missionary account of life in Burma. The author was born on board a ship heading for Burma in 1856. Cordier BI 6.

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CADIéRE, L. (Editor):

L'art a Hué. Nouvelle edition autorisée par l'Association des Amis du Vieux Hué. Hanoi 1930.

. Pp. 167, (2). With 222 plates, of which 23 in colour. A few plates with staining. Modern calf, decorated in gilt, original printed wrappers bound in. Interesting work devoted to the art of Annam (Vietnam), especially "les motifs de l'art annamite" including many nice illustrations.

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CHASE, DORMER AUGUST:

Anglo-Burmese Hand-Book, or Guide to a Practical Knowledge of the Burmese Language. Revised by F.D. Phinney. Rangoon, American Baptist Mission Press, 1890.

. Pp. 209. Original blue cloth, rubbed, remains of old label on spine. Old Asian stamp on title page. Some browning. Copy belonging to the German sinologist Albert von Le Coq with his bookplate. Second edition (first Maulmein 1852) which was revised and rewritten by F.D. Phinney who states in the preface that he has altered the style of the work and "rewritten the Romanized Burmese words as closely as possible in accordance with the Hunterian system". Cordier BI 349.

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COLLIS, MAURICE:

The Journey Outward. An Autobiography. London, Faber & Faber, 1952.

. Pp. (viii), 299. With front portrait and two sketch maps. Publisher's cloth, in the rare dust jacket, with small losses at outer edges. First edition of the first part of Collis' autobiography covering the years up to 1918. Collis entered the Indian Civil Service in 1911 and was posted to Burma as a civil servant in 1912.TOGETHER WITH: Courts of the Shan Princes. London (1939). Pp. 13. With eight illustrations and a map. Some staining. Original printed wrappers, worn. A lecture given at the China Society on January 16, 1939.

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DAVANT, V.:

Parle annamite qui veut sans professeur et sans études préalables. Lexique français-annamite. Deuxième édition (revue et corrigée). Saigon, Rey, Curiol & Cie, Éditeurs, 1896.

. 12mo. Pp. 276. With one folding table. Original printed wrappers. Private stamps (L. Arbey, ingénieur militaire). Revised second edition (first 1891). A well-preserved glossary for self studies including a section on grammar. Cf Cordier BI 2304-5.

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DIEULEFILS, PIERRE (Photogr. & Ed.):

Indo-Chine pittoresque & monumentale. Annam-Tonkin. Hanoi, P. Dieulefils, 44 rue Paul Bert, (about 1909).

. Oblong folio. Size: 38.5 x 28.5 cm. Pp. (xii) comprising dedication, title, preface, table of contents followed by extra title with portrait of the emperor Duy-Tán. With 75 heliogravure plates, several with multiple images. Each plate interleaved with a leaf of descriptive tissue. Parallel text in French, English and German. Publisher's calf binding, with faux (or genuine?) snakeskin on covers , lettered in gilt, silk endpapers. The plates themselves are subtitled in the three languages and in Chinese. A wonderful copy of this interesting album devoted to Annam and Tonkin) (Vietnam). The plates with numerous photographs depict views, people, ceremonies, pagodas, and official buildings. The illustrations from Hué include several of the tombs of kings, and others of pagodas, musicians, palace eunuchs, etc. Many photos are taken in Hanoi and show residential quarters, both of natives and foreigners, different types of Delta women, Mandarin families, river sampans as well as several important sites. From the region around Hanoi there are photos from Ha Long Bay, Haiphong, Nam Dinh, Bâc Ninh Province and Tuyên Quang. At the end about fifteen plates are devoted to Cao Bàng province, the mountainous region in the north-eastern part of the country and home to many ethnic hill tribes. Includes many images of these hill tribes. Pierre Dieulefils was a French photographer who ran a studio in Hanoi 1885-1925.

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DIGUET, EDOUARD:

Étude de la langue Taï précédée d'une notice sur les races des hautes régions du Tonkin comprenant grammaire, méthode d'écriture Taî et vocabulaires. Hanoi, F.-H. Schneider, 1895.

. Tall 4to. Pp. (vi), 88, iv, 192, errata iv. With four tables and seven full page plates depicting different tribes (one with tear). Occasionally some minor staining. Contemporary marbled boards, cloth spine, rubbed. First edition. The first part contains a detailed description of the Tai people living in the north western part of Vietnam. The second part is devoted to the grammar; the third to writing; and the fourth and fifth parts comprise vocabularies, also giving the phonetic of Taï words. Scarce. Cordier BI 1779.

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DIGUET, EDOUARD:

Étude de la langue Taï précédée d'une notice sur les races des hautes régions du Tonkin comprenant grammaire, méthode d'écriture tai et vocabulaires. Hanoi, F.-H. Schneider, 1895.

. Tall 8vo. Pp. (vi), errata iv, 88, iv, 192. With four tables and seven full page plates. Later half cloth on marbled boards. First edition.The Taï languages are a subgroup of the Taï-Kadai language family. The first part contains a detailed description of the Taï people living in the north western part of Vietnam. The second part is devoted to the grammar; the third to writing; and the fourth and fifth parts comprise vocabularies, also giving the phonetic of Taï words. Cordier BI 1779.

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DUPUIS, JEAN:

[TRADE - TONKIN AND SOUTHERN CHINA]. L'ouverture du fleuve rouge au commerce et les événements du Tong-kin 1872-1873. Journal de voyage et d'Expédition. Prèface par le Mis de Croisier. Paris, Challamel Ainé, 1879.

. 4to. Pp. (iv), xiii, 324, (2). With one portrait and one large folding map ("routes commerciale du sud-quest de la Chine"). Marbled paper covered boards, calf spine lettered in gilt. Original wrappers bound in. Occasionally some staining. First edition. Jean Dupuis (1828-1912) was a French merchant who was very active seeking a trading route between Yunnan and the delta of Tonkin via the Red River. His account explains the difficulties with customs and the controversies and fights with the Black Flag Army who helped the Vietnamese government to defeat the French. In 1881 Dupuis was awarded the Delalande Guérineau prize by the Academy of Sciences in Paris. ("Mémoires de la Société Académique Indo-Chinoise de Paris. Tome deuxième"). Cordier BI 2518-9.

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Book number: 100255

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EHLERS, OTTO E.:

Im Sattel durch Indo-China. Fourth edition. Two volumes. Berlin 1896.

. Pp. (vi), 332 + 8 adv. (Pp 305-320 repeated) + (iv), 301, 7 adv. With 19 full page illustrations (mainly from photographs) and more illustrations in the text. Publisher's pictorial cloth, gilt. Old signature in ink on titles, one partly erased. A very nice copy in an attractive cloth binding. Deals with the German traveller Ehler's journey in the Far East visiting Burma, Siam, Tonking, Annam, Cochinchina, Singapore and the Sultanate of Johore. Cf Cordier BI 426 (1894 ed.).

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Book number: 15018

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FAVRE, PIERRE ÉTIENNE LAZARE:

Dictionnaire javanais - francais. Vienne, Imprimerie Impériale et Royale, 1870.

. Pp. (iv), viii, 544, (2). Text in two columns. Inscription by the author. Attractive quarter red morocco. First edition. Abbé Favre was professor of Malay and Javanese at l'Ecole Imperiale des langues orientales. Zaunmüller 215.

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