Lot n° 217
Estimation :
350 - 400
EUR
Asia - China - ARGENS (Jean-Baptiste Boyer d'). Lettres chin - Lot 217
Asia - China - ARGENS (Jean-Baptiste Boyer d'). Lettres chinoises ou correspondance philosophique, historique et critique, entre un chinois voyageur à Paris et ses correspondans à la Chine, en Moscovie, en Perse et au Japon. Fifth edition augmented with several considerable additions, remarks, &c. a dissertation on literary disputes, several new letters, & a table of contents. La Haye, Gosse & Van Daalen, 1756. 6 vols. in-12, marbled basane, ornate smooth spines (period binding).
This is the author's last periodical publication, intended to complete the panorama of civilizations launched by Lettres juives. The aim is to compare the customs of the various nations of Europe with those of the Chinese and other Asian countries. A fine copy.
Expert : Madame Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS
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