SPIZEL (Gottlieb). De re literaria Sinensium commentarius, i - Lot 134

SPIZEL (Gottlieb). De re literaria Sinensium commentarius, in quo scripturae pariter ac philosophiae sinicae specimina exhibentur, et cum aliarum gentium... reliquorum literis atque placitis conferuntur. Lugd. Batavorum, ex. Off. P. Hackii, 1660. strong vol. small in-12, [12] f. (including engraved title), 306 p., [11] f. (index, errata, one blank), pl., ivory vellum with period covers, smooth spine, title in ink, red edges (spine rubbed, light mottling at beginning of vol.; tear without mq. in margin of engraved title). First edition illustrated with an engraved title, 2 full-page characters (p.119 and 191), and a plate showing an abacus, all engraved on copper; a few woodcut character figures in the text. (Cordier Sinica 1412). Bound after: [Judaïca]. GEIER (Martin). De Ebraeorum luctu lugentiumque ritibus... Lipsiae, haered. H. Grossii literis Hahnianis, 1666. [12] f., 445 p., [17] f. New corrected edition of this work, with quotations in Hebrew characters in the text. Browning, short margins. Provenance: modern engraved bookplate with alpha, omega and fish; Oberlin, prof.