Martini´s Histoire de la Chine 1692
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CHINA. (2). MARTINI, MARTIN. Histoire de la Chine, traduite du latin du pere Martin Martini de la Compagnie de Jesus. Par l´abbé Le Peletier. I-II. Paris (chez Claude Barbin - Arnoul Seneuze) 1692.
12:o (164x88 mm.). (24), 1-527, (1 blank), (2), 1-462 pp. 1 engraved frontispiece (arms of the duke de Beauvillier), 14 engraved plates (all, some foxing and spotting).
Contemporary brown full calf, somewhat worn, mended in the joints, gilt edges of covers, richly gilt spines in six compartments, spine to vol. I with small damage at head, red edges. Old signature on first free endpaper. 2 volumes.
Cordier, Sinica 187. See Löwendahl: China illustrata nova, 120. Rare.
First French edition, the latin original first published in 1658.
Martin Martini (1614-1661), Jesuit missionary, head of the mission in Hang-Tcheou.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
Auktionsnummer:
6152
Datum:
2016-06-21