Memoirs and Observations Topographical, Physical, Mathematical, Mechanical, Natural, Civil and Ecclesiastical. Made in late Journey Through the Empire of China, And Published in several Letters
London: Benjamin Took, 1699. 8vo. 517pp. with marble boards, spine re-backed, corners bumped with repairs. Frontispiece [missing], title page, introduction to English translation 14pp, author's preface 4pp, beautiful folding map, 2 folding plates, 1 single page plate of a tree, a folding table and an illustration in the text p. 349, index 10 pp. Cat book plate, ink signature. Stains and foxing but otherwise in good condition. 3rd edition, London: 1699. First published in French in 1696. Louis le Comte..... More