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L'Empire Chinois: Faisant Suite A L'ouvrage Intitule: Souvenirs D'un Voyage Dans La Tartarie Et Le Thibet (TWO VOLUMES)
by Huc, M., (Ancien Missionnaire Apostolique En Chine); Planchet, J. M. (Missionnaire Lazariste)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Pekin (Peking/Beijing, China): Imprimerie Des Lazaristes, 1926. A beautiful set of two volumes, published in French; Originally published in Paris in 1850, this set of the New Edition was produced in 1926, annotated and illustrated by J.M. Planchet; Vol. II has chip at the top corner and small stain on 2nd rear free endpaper, otherwise the textblocks are clean and tight; Rebound in black, textured cloth. Vol. I - 479p.; Vol. II is 493p. Illlustrated with maps, drawings and photographs. Rear free endpaper of Volume II bookseller's ticket shows this set was sold by The Oriental Book Store in Tientsin, China. "Évariste Régis Huc, C.M., also known as the Abbé Huc (1813-1860), was a French Catholic priest, Lazarite missionary, and traveller. He became famous for his accounts of Qing-era China, Mongolia (then known as "Tartary"), and especially....Tibet, from this work: Remembrances of a Journey in Tartary, Tibet, and China. He and his companion Joseph Gabet were the first Europeans who had reached Lhasa since Thomas Manning in 1812. (from Wikipedia). Nouvelle Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by Plates/Decorations/Engravings/Folded Map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB10483
- Title
- L'Empire Chinois: Faisant Suite A L'ouvrage Intitule: Souvenirs D'un Voyage Dans La Tartarie Et Le Thibet (TWO VOLUMES)
- Author
- Huc, M., (Ancien Missionnaire Apostolique En Chine); Planchet, J. M. (Missionnaire Lazariste)
- Illustrator
- Plates/Decorations/Engravings/Folded Map
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Nouvelle Edition
- Publisher
- Imprimerie Des Lazaristes
- Place of Publication
- Pekin (Peking/Beijing, China)
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Chinese Empire Published in French, French History of Chinese empire, Chinese Empire History
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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