GAUBIL (Antoine). - Lot 63

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GAUBIL (Antoine). - Lot 63
GAUBIL (Antoine). History of Gentchiscan and the whole Mongolian dinasty, its successors, conquerors of China, drawn from Chinese history. Paris, 1739, Briasson and Piget. In-4 of (IV), 317, (2) pp., contemporary fawn calf binding, spine decorated, red edges. First edition. Missionary in China from 1722 to 1759, the Jesuit Antoine Gaubil, famous for the extent of his knowledge, published many articles on this country and especially on Chinese astronomy. "This scholar rendered, through his numerous and important works, the greatest services to the literature of East Asia" (Abel Rémusat).
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