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ERRATA: Bottom board of t.4 almost detached, t.2 very slightly deformed, t.4 covers restored without finesse, t.5 brown spots at foot of pages, t.7 a little short of margins including title and last plate. /// [AMIOT (Joseph-Marie, et al.)]. AMIOT (Joseph-Marie), et al. Memoirs concerning the history, sciences, arts, customs, &c. of the Chinese. By the Missionaries of Peking. In Paris, chez Nyon, 1776-1791. 15 vol. in-4, contemporary blond calf, spine with 5 nerves, red, brown and green morocco title-pieces, decorated boards, triple gilt fillet bordering the boards, red edges (bindings defaults, including worn headpieces and corners, scratches on the boards, some jaws split?; worms' tracery on the lower board and in the margins of vol. 5, and in the margins of vol. 8?; moderate russeting and browning). First edition of this important collection by the Jesuit missionaries of Peking (mainly Fathers Amiot, Poirot, Ko and Cibot) dealing with military art (Sun-Tsu, Ou-Tsé, etc.), music, food customs, astronomy, botany, the value of tael (currency), horses, the life of Koung-Tsée (Confucius). With a Tartar-Manchu grammar, portraits of famous Chinese, etc. The illustration consists of 193 engraved plates, including 3 folding ones and 27 tables. Volume IX contains a juxtaposed French-Italian translation by Poirot of the Tartar letters of the emperor Kang-Hi (died in 1722) to his sons. General table of contents in volume X. A 16th volume, devoted to Chinese chronology, will appear in 1814. (Cordier 54-56?; Sommervogel I, 300-302?; Brunet III, 1596).
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