Martini, De bello Tartarico historia, 1654
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PLANTIN PRINTING. MARTINI, MARTINO. De bello Tartarico historia, in quâ, quo pacto Tartari hac nostrâ aetate Sinicum Imperium inuaserint, ac ferè totum occuparint, narratur: eorum´que mores breuiter describuntur... Editio altera, recognita & aucta. Antverpiae (ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasaris Moreti) 1654.
Small 8:o. (2), 3-156, (2) pp. 1 doublepage engraved map ("Situs provinciarum Imperii Sinici M.DC.LIV.").
Contemporary vellum, manuscript spine title. Bookplate.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova. Supplement, 1562.
A history of the Manchu invasion and conquest of the Chinese empire, which began in the early 17th century and ended with the establishment of the Qing Dynasty in China 1644.
First edition of this extremely popular work was published in 1654, running to about 25 editions in seven countries between 1654 nad 1706. No fewer than 13 editions appeared in 1654, in five languages. The different editions present differences in text, maps, illustrations, and prefatory material. The present edition with an appendix on pp. 159-166, not present in the first edition.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
Auktionsnummer:
6128
Datum:
2017-11-21