Histoire générale de la Chine ou Annales de cet Empire traduites du Tong-Kien-Kang-Mou (12 volumes)
Paris: Pierres Philippe De nis, Philippe De nis, Clousier, 1777-1783. Hardcover. French language text. 12 Volumes. Red leather boards. Decorative dark leather corners and spines. Gilt lettering on 4 raised band spines. Woodcut illustrations. tables and maps (some foldout). Printed on heavy parchment paper, rough cut bookblock. G All covers have general wear corner/edge damage, spotting, staining. All spines have some peeling of leather with general wear. Volume 1 outer spine mostly seperated from binding, still attached at rear cover. Vol 4, 8, 10 have small tears in spines. Bookblocks have general age toning. Interior pages have edge and corner damage. All pages suffer from general warping. Some pages have significant darkening (especially in volumes 12). General age toning and foxing throughout. Some foldout maps and tables have tearing, otherwise in good condition. Item #187765
Translated from Tong-Kien-Kang-mou, by the late Father Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla ... published by M. l'Abbé Grosier, and edited by M. le Roux des Hautesrayes.
OCLC: 3425236
Price: $2,250.00