Abrégé Historique des Principaux Traits de la Vie de Confucius, Célèbre Philosophe Chinois. [BOUND WITH:] Faits Mémorables des Empereurs de la Chine, tirés des Annales Chinoises.

Paris: chez l'auteur ... et chez Ponce, 1788.

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First editions. Vol 1: Title, 24 plates, and 24 leaves of text; vol 2: title, dedication, 24 plates, and 24 leaves of text. 4to. Contemporary green morocco with gilt Greek key borders, pink silk endpapers, a.e.g. Corners rubbed, spine a touch browned, marginal foxing in first volume and to a few leaves in second. Cohen-De Ricci 479; Lust 729, 1133. Provenance: Francis John Hughes (bookplate).

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First editions, beautifully and fully engraved. The first volume is on the life of Confucius, the second details notable events in the reigns of various Chinese emperors. The plates were made after a series of drawings by the Jesuit missionary Joseph Marie Amiot.