The French in Annam/Vietnam, 2 vol.
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THE FRENCH IN ANNAM/VIETNAM (2). LURO, JEAN BAPTISTE ÉLIACIN. Cours d´administration annamite par M. Luro. No place, no year (c. 1900?).
Folio. 310 x 205 mm. (6), 529, (1 blank), 530-912 pp. Illustrated with maps. Red calfspine with raised bands and marbled boards. Some light foxing.
Hectographed publication with text in French and Chinese characters with transcriptions.
Compendium for the French administration of Annam (Tonkin, Vietnam). Deals with the country´s history, social and economic structures, culture, languages etc.
Together with: Calendrier français-annamite de Saigon pour l´année 1863. Saigon, Imprimerie Impériale, 1863.
288 x 162 mm. 16 pp. Stapled. Cover stained, loss of top front corner, holes but no loss of print in rear cover. Foxing and dampstains.
Jean Baptiste Éliacin Luro (1837-1877) was a French naval officer, who joined the French colonial administration of Cochinchina and became a critic of his country´s colonial policy, especially the ambitions to impose the French culture and language on the vietnamese.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
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Auktionsnummer:
782956
Datum:
2020-06-27