KIRCHER (ATHENASIUS)
China monumentis, first edition, engraved title vignette, additional engraved frontispiece, portrait, 2 folding maps, 23 plates, numerous text-illustrations, several folding plates torn at fold, piece about 1" across cut from pp. 233/4, some marginal defects, inscription of Pharamus Fiennes 1671 on pastedown, early calf, rebacked [Cordier 3, 2347; Lowendahl 132], folio, Amsterdam, J. Janssonius, 1667, sold not subject to return
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£3,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- "First edition of one of the most influential books in shaping the European conception of China in its day" (Löwendahl).
Category: Books / Books, Maps and Manuscripts
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