RICCI, Matteo; Nicholas Trigault.
De Christiana Expeditione apud Sinas Susepta ab Societate Iesu,
Ex P. Matthaei Riccii eiusdem Societatis Commentariis, Libri V.
Description
Second edition in Latin. 4to, (213 x 155 mm); [16], 628, [10] pp. (pp. 626-628 misnumbered as 606-608); engraved title page including a map of China, folding letterpress plate with woodcut diagram (repaired with minor loss), faint damp-staining to first five leaves, Contemporary blind-stamped calf, raised bands, carmine edges, expert restoration to corners and edges, a very good copy.
Bibliography
Cordier, Sinica, 809; Lowendahl, China Illustrata Nova, 1, 57; Cf. Lust, 836 (first edition); De Backer & Sommervogel VIII, 239; Streit V:2095.
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