BOOK
Title:
A description of the empire of China and Chinese-Tartary: together with the kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet : containing the geography and history (natural as well as civil) of those countries : in two volumes
Alt. Title:
Description géographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise. English
Creators:
Du Halde, J.-B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1674-1743 | Bowen, Emanuel, d. 1767
Publication:
Printed by T. Gardner ... for Edward Cave, London, 1738-1741.
Notes:
Pagination: vol. 1: [4], xi, [1], xii, 124, 127-138, 141-678 p.; vol 2: [4], 52, 49-388. Originally issued to subscribers in fortnightly or monthly installments; cf. Cave's proposals, reprinted in Nichols, Literary anecdotes, vol. 5, p. 44-47. Vol. 2 has variant publisher statement: Printed by Edward Cave ... Errors in pagination: vol. 1: p. 32 mispaged 23; 113, 109; 116, 112; 165, 168; 168, 165; 290, 292; 291, 289; 362-363, 358-359; 585, 577; 588, 580; vol 2: 50-51, 46-47, 110, 111, 111, 110; 237-243, 229-235; 325, 235; 357, 349; 380, 376. Includes index to both vols. in vol. 2. Includes bibliographical references.
Call #:
915.1 D88
Extent:
2 v. in 1 ; 39 cm.
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