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1777 GENERAL HISTORY of CHINA by Moyriac de Mailla 3 VOLUMES antique in FRENCH

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1777 GENERAL HISTORY of CHINA by Moyriac de Mailla 3 VOLUMES antique in FRENCH

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Histoire generale de la Chine, or Annals of this Empire; Traduites du Tong-Kien-Kang-Mou.
Vols. 4, 5 and 11 (of 12).
by Ssu-ma, Kuang, 1019-1086; Grosier, abbe (Jean Baptiste Gabriel Alexandre), 1743-1823; Deshauterayes, Michel Ange Andre Le Roux, 1724-1795; Mailla, Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de, 1669-1748; Chu, Hsi, 1130-1200
Paris, Pierres et Clousier; 1777-80
Translated from Tong-Kien-Kang-Mou.
Published by Mr. Abbe Grosier, and directed by Mr. Le Roux des Hautesrayes, Advisor-Reader to the King, Professor of Arabic at the Royal College of France, His Majesty's Interpreter for Oriental Languages.
Size 8 by 10"
With 2 folding tables.
Original leather binding with gilt coat of arms to the both covers
3 volumes of the original edition of the first complete history of China in a European language.
Very good interior condition, some wear of the bindings.
Text in French

Moyriac de Mailla (1669-1748) was sent as a missionary to China in 1701.
His knowledge of the Manchurian language enabled him to translate the Tongjian gangmu into French.
The translation was completed in 1730 and sent to France in 1737; However, it remained in the library of the Lyon College for 30 years until the manuscript was published by Abbe Grosier (1743-1823).

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