[ORLEANS (Pierre-Joseph d'). Histoire de deux conquérans tar - Lot 120

[ORLEANS (Pierre-Joseph d'). Histoire de deux conquérans tartares, qui ont subjugué la Chine. By the R. P. J. D. ***. A Paris, chez Louis Lucas, 1688. Two parts in one volume, in-8, [15] f., 319-37 p., [1] blank f., contemporary brown calf, 5-nerved spine, gilt title, ornate caissons, speckled edges (gap at tail of spine, dull corners; rare and very moderate marg. russ.). First edition. The second part contains: "Histoire du Sevagi et de son successeur, nouveaux conquerans dans les Indes". As in all copies, there is no introductory leaflet ã2. This edition is more often found with the title page with the renewed date of 1689, the vintage 1688 present here is uncommon. Large margins. Provenance: old monogrammed stamp on title. (Cordier, Bibl. sinica, 629; Sommervogel V, 1940-14).