ROUGEMONT (François de). Relaçam do estado politico e espiri - Lot 129

ROUGEMONT (François de). Relaçam do estado politico e espiritual do imperio da China, pellos annos de 1659 atè o de 1666. Lisboa, Joam da Costa, 1672. In-4, [4] f., 229 p., contemporary marbled havana basane, spine with 4 nerves, red title page, gilt roulette and small fleurons, letters "DA EGA" stamped on the upper cover (rubbing and worm work on the boards, rubbed edges, corners, head cap partly torn off, short margins, restoration to the title, small stain on pp. 193-196). First edition in Portuguese, which appeared one year before the original in Latin. François de Rougemont, a Dutch Jesuit, lived in China from 1659 until his death in 1676. (Cordier, Bibl. sinica 628).