LE GOBIEN (Charles). - Lot 91

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LE GOBIEN (Charles). - Lot 91
LE GOBIEN (Charles). History of the Mariana Islands. Paris, Pepie, 1700. In-12 of (12) ff., 433, (11) pp., (1) f., two maps, contemporary brown calf binding, decorated spine, jagged edges. First edition, rare. Two maps. Father Le Gobien was procurator of the missions of China. It is he who gave, from 1702 to 1708, the first volumes of the Edifying and Curious Letters, a collection taken over after his death by Father Du Halde. The upper headdress is slightly missing, and there is a crack at the top of the first bit, but it is a very good copy.
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