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ATHANASIUS KIRCHER (1602-1680)
La Chine ... illustre de plusiers monuments tant Sacrs que Profanes, et de quantit de Recherchs de la Nature & de l'Art. Amsterdam: Jan Jansson heirs of Elive Weyerstraet, 1670. 2 (375 x 245mm.). Engraved title, 2 double-page engraved maps and 22 (of 23) full-page engraved plates, numerous half-page engravings in text. (Lacking plate F, some text leaves and plates browned, some dampstaining.) 18th-century speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments (rebacked retaining original backstrip, corners bumped, extremities rubbed, hinges weak). Provenance: William George Smith. First edition in French. Cordier Sinica 26.
La Chine ... illustre de plusiers monuments tant Sacrs que Profanes, et de quantit de Recherchs de la Nature & de l'Art. Amsterdam: Jan Jansson heirs of Elive Weyerstraet, 1670. 2 (375 x 245mm.). Engraved title, 2 double-page engraved maps and 22 (of 23) full-page engraved plates, numerous half-page engravings in text. (Lacking plate F, some text leaves and plates browned, some dampstaining.) 18th-century speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments (rebacked retaining original backstrip, corners bumped, extremities rubbed, hinges weak). Provenance: William George Smith. First edition in French. Cordier Sinica 26.
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