Jean-Baptiste du Halde: The General History of China. Containing A Geographical, Historical, Chronological, Political and Physical Description of the Empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea and Thibet. Including an Exact and Particular Account of their Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Religion, Arts and Sciences. The Whole adorn’d with Curious Maps, and Variety of Copper-Plates. / Done from the French of P. du Halde

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Jean-Baptiste du Halde : The General History of China. Containing A Geographical, Historical, Chronological, Political and Physical Description of the Empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea and Thibet. Including an Exact and Particular Account of their Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Religion, Arts and Sciences. The Whole adorn’d with Curious Maps, and Variety of Copper-Plates. / Done from the French of P. du Halde

John Watts, London, c. 1736.

Contemporary full mottled calf, spine in six compartments of raised bands and gilt fleur de lys motifs, board edges gilt-tooled. , Head of spines of each volume starting slightly; folding map of China in volume 1 has 1-inch tear in the gutter (not affecting image); otherwise in very good condition, text and plates are generally clean., 8vo., P. Volume 1. (2), blank, frontis, title, blank, dedication (6), preface (4), contents (2), 1-509, (4); Volume 2. (2), blank, frontis, title, blank, dedication (9), blank, contents (2), blank, 1-438, (2); Volume 3. (2), blank, frontis, title, blank, dedication (7), blank, contents (3), blank, 1-496, (2); Volume 4. (2), blank, frontis, title, blank, dedication (9), blank, contents (2), 1-464, (2)., Title in red and black. With 22 copper-engraved plates, including 4 folding maps and 11 folding plates., Volume : Four volumes.

With the armorial bookplate of Lord Camden., Lord Camden is a title held by Charles Pratt (1714-1794) and his descendants. The Lord Camdens were very active in the political life of England, stretching from the time of the American Revolution to the 1800s, and continue to this day with the title of Marquess Camden., R. Brookes, tr., Cordier I:50; cf. Lust 16 (later edition).

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