Rousselot de Surgy´s Mélanges 1766
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(ROUSSELOT DE SURGY, JACQUES PHILIBERT). (10). Mélanges intéressant et curieux, ou abrégé d´histoire naturelle, morale, civile et politique, de l´Asie, l´Afrique, l´Amérique, et des terres polaires. I-X. Paris (chez Lacombe) 1766.
8:o (about 167x94 mm.).
Contemporary brown mottled calf, somewhat worn, partly bumped corners, gilt edges of covers, gilt spines in six compartments, 4 volumes with small damage at head, marbled edges. 10 volumes.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova. Supplement, 1653.
The work originally appeared in 1763-66, published by Laurent Durand in Paris.
Vol. 3 contains i.a. accounts of "Sibérie" (pp. 9-294), "Grande Tartarie" (pp. 223-284), "Contrée des Mongales (pp. 325-356) and "Tartarie chinoise (pp. 357-392).
The entire volumes 4 and 5 are devoted to China, vol. 6 contains i.a. the following sections: "Isles dépendantes de la Chine (pp. 5-62), "Description geographique de la Corée" (pp. 65-94), "Du royaume de Tangut ou Tibet" (pp. 254-269), "Royaume de Lassa" (pp. 270-302), and "Royaumes de Tonquin et de la Cochinchine" (pp. 303-384), and vol. 9 i.a. "Du royaume de Siam (pp. 11-148) and "Royaume de Laos (pp. 149-154).
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
Auktionsnummer:
6227
Datum:
2017-11-21