China. - Semedo, A. The history of that great and renowned monarchy of China. Wherein all the particular provinces are accurately described: as also the dispositions, manners, learning, lawes, militia, government, and religion of the people. Lately written in Italian... now put into English. To which is added the history of the late invasion, and the conquest of that flourishing kingdom by the Tartars. London, E. Tyler for John Crook, 1655. Fol. (28,5:19,5 cm). Mit gest. Porträtfront., 2 (1 gefaltet) Kupferkarten u. 2 Kupfertafeln. 5 Bll., 308 S., 1 Bl. Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rückenvergoldung, etwas berieben, gering fleckig, Kapital beschädigt, Gelenke oben u. unten etwas eingerissen. Cordier, BS 25; Streit V, 2254; Lust 72. - Erste englische Ausgabe. - Vereinzelt gering fleckig, Faltkarte mit kleinerem restaurierten Randeinriss. Gest. Exlibris Rolle. First edition in English. With engr. portrait frontispiece, 2 engr. maps (one folding), one engr. plate and one engr. portrait. Alverez Semedo served as Portuguese Procurado General for China, and the first part of the work, first published in Madrid in 1642, includes much valuable material. Much of the informations is derived from first-hand observations. The second part is based on Martino Martini "De bello Tartarico historia" (1654), the story of the Manchu conquest of China. - Minor spotting in places, small marginal restored tear to folding map. A fine copy bound in contemporary brown calf, tooled covers, spine gilt, some rubbing, head of spine worn, small tears to upper and lower joint. Bookplate Rolle Library.
China. - Semedo, A. The history of that great and renowned monarchy of China. Wherein all the particular provinces are accurately described: as also the dispositions, manners, learning, lawes, militia, government, and religion of the people. Lately written in Italian... now put into English. To which is added the history of the late invasion, and the conquest of that flourishing kingdom by the Tartars. London, E. Tyler for John Crook, 1655. Fol. (28,5:19,5 cm). Mit gest. Porträtfront., 2 (1 gefaltet) Kupferkarten u. 2 Kupfertafeln. 5 Bll., 308 S., 1 Bl. Ldr. d. Zt. mit Rückenvergoldung, etwas berieben, gering fleckig, Kapital beschädigt, Gelenke oben u. unten etwas eingerissen. Cordier, BS 25; Streit V, 2254; Lust 72. - Erste englische Ausgabe. - Vereinzelt gering fleckig, Faltkarte mit kleinerem restaurierten Randeinriss. Gest. Exlibris Rolle. First edition in English. With engr. portrait frontispiece, 2 engr. maps (one folding), one engr. plate and one engr. portrait. Alverez Semedo served as Portuguese Procurado General for China, and the first part of the work, first published in Madrid in 1642, includes much valuable material. Much of the informations is derived from first-hand observations. The second part is based on Martino Martini "De bello Tartarico historia" (1654), the story of the Manchu conquest of China. - Minor spotting in places, small marginal restored tear to folding map. A fine copy bound in contemporary brown calf, tooled covers, spine gilt, some rubbing, head of spine worn, small tears to upper and lower joint. Bookplate Rolle Library.
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