JEAN BAPTISTE DU HALDE (1674-1743) Description Geographique, Historique, Politique, et Physique de l' Empire de la Chine , Paris: P. G. Le Mercier, 1735. volumes I-III only (of 4). 2° (420 x 264mm.). 40 engraved plates and maps only (of 65), mostly double-page or folding, engraved title-vignettes and 4 en-têtes. (Occasional very minor spotting, a few upper margins in the middle of volume one lightly wormed, a few other minor imperfections). Contemporary calf, compartments of spine and sides panelled in gilt (spines slightly worn, that of volume III lacking upper and lower compartments). FIRST EDITION. Brunet II, 870; Cordier I, 46-47; Lada Mocarski 2; Lust 12. (3)
JEAN BAPTISTE DU HALDE (1674-1743) Description Geographique, Historique, Politique, et Physique de l' Empire de la Chine , Paris: P. G. Le Mercier, 1735. volumes I-III only (of 4). 2° (420 x 264mm.). 40 engraved plates and maps only (of 65), mostly double-page or folding, engraved title-vignettes and 4 en-têtes. (Occasional very minor spotting, a few upper margins in the middle of volume one lightly wormed, a few other minor imperfections). Contemporary calf, compartments of spine and sides panelled in gilt (spines slightly worn, that of volume III lacking upper and lower compartments). FIRST EDITION. Brunet II, 870; Cordier I, 46-47; Lada Mocarski 2; Lust 12. (3)
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