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Lot n° 140
Estimation :
300 - 350
EUR
[TRIGAULT (Nicolas), ed.] Regni Chinensis descriptio, ex var - Lot 140
[TRIGAULT (Nicolas), ed.] Regni Chinensis descriptio, ex variis authoribus. Lugd. Batav. ex offic. Elzeviriana, 1639. In-16, [4] f., 365 p., [4] f. (index), ivory vellum with contemporary covers, 3 ribbed spine, title in ink.
Neat Elzévirien edition of this collection composed by the Jesuit N. Trigault (1577-1628), a missionary in China. It opens with an engraved title adorned with a small map of China, showing the Great Wall; 2 full-page woodcuts (p.297-98) show a Chinese man and woman in costume. A fine copy.
Provenance: Grenier (old ms. bookplate on front cover); Marchal (20th c. etiq. bookplate).
(Willems 486).
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