FAITS MÉMORABLES DES EMPEREURS DE LA CHINE. bound with ABRÉGÉ HISTORIQUE DES PRINCIPAUX TRAITS DE LA VIE DE CONFUCIUS

by China - 18TH Century Illustrated Books On, Isidore-Stanislas-Henri

$12,500 · Offered by Phillip J. Pirages

First edition

Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1788 , 1788? . 565 x 400 mm. 22 1/4 x 15 3/4 . 50 leaves. Two separately published works bound in one. FIRST EDITION. Modern retrospective calf-backed tan paste paper boards, smooth spine profusely gilt with a repeating pattern of grape vines, red morocco label lettered in gilt, vellum tips. ENGRAVED THROUGHOUT, WITH A TOTAL OF 48 FULL-PAGE

• Binding: Leather

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