The first Chinese drama and other intriguing Chinese customs in 18th-century Europe
PERCY, Thomas (editor).
Miscellaneous pieces relating to the Chinese.
London, printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1762. 2 volumes. Small 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece with Chinese characters in volume 1 and a quote from Confucius in Chinese characters and a Latin transliteration and translation serving as a vignette on both title-pages. Contemporary sprinkled calf, sewn on three supports with 5 false raised bands on the spine, gold-tooled volume numbers and double-fillet lines on the spines, gold-tooled board edges, red edges. [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [15], [1 blank], [2], 232; [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 248 pp. Full description
€ 3,750
London, printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1762. 2 volumes. Small 8vo. With an engraved frontispiece with Chinese characters in volume 1 and a quote from Confucius in Chinese characters and a Latin transliteration and translation serving as a vignette on both title-pages. Contemporary sprinkled calf, sewn on three supports with 5 false raised bands on the spine, gold-tooled volume numbers and double-fillet lines on the spines, gold-tooled board edges, red edges. [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], [15], [1 blank], [2], 232; [1], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 248 pp. Full description