Japon, Indo-Chine empire Birman (ou Java), Siam, Annam (ou Cochinchine), Peninsule Malaise, etc. Ceylan. L'univers. Histoire et description de tous les peuples by DUBOIS DE JANCIGNY, M - 1850

Paris, Firmin Didot Freres, 1850. Book Condition: GOOD+ . 605 pp + 20 Wood-engraved plates + 3 wood-engraved maps (1 folding). 1st Edition. Text in French language. 8vo size: 22x14.5cm. Hardcover: Contemp. Half leather cover with gilded spine in good overall condition with some rubbing on on the covers boards, especially on the back cover. Corners bumped. Pages clean in very good condition. A really good copy.
First edition of a history of the Far East written by M. Dubois de Jancigny. The work is divided into two sections, the first (pp. 1-230) deals with Japan, the second (pp. 230-662) with Indochina, including Thailand, Vietnam, Burma (Myanmar) etc., treating the history, religion, climate, population, and culture of the countries. The plates show architecture, costumes and views. "An illuminating expression of an important aspect of French feeling about the Far East" (Sims). The work is a part of the series L'Univers. Histoire et description de tous les peuples.

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