Halde, J. B. du, Description geographique historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie chinoise. 4 Bde. Mit 4 gest. Titelvignetten (wdh.), 5 gest. Kopfvignetten, 15 teils gefalt. Kupfertafeln und 49 gest. Karten (29 gefalt., 12 doppelblattgr., 2 grenzkolor.) von d'Anville. Paris, P. G. Lemercier 1735. Ldr. d. Zt. mit reicher RVerg. und goldgepr. Wappensupralibris für Lewis Watson, Earl of Rockingham auf den Deckeln. 44: 29 cm.

Erste Ausgabe. - "The whole is, for the most part, a collection of pieces on several subjects, transmitted by the Jesuits residing in China to those of their order at home in France, and is reduced into one body by Du Halde, who added what he saw fit from other Relations and printed works. Lowndes asserts that Du Halde failed to exercise a sound judgement and a scrupulous examination into the truth of many facts and opinions which he admitted into the work. Others have regarded it as the completest and most valuable history of the Chinese Empire which had appeared up to the time of its publication" (Cox). - Die Kupfertafeln mit Kostümdarstellungen, Prozessionen, chines. Gelehrten, Pflanzen, Notenbeispielen, chines. Observatorien, Tempelanlagen u. a. - Fehlt in Bd. III das Inhaltsverzeichnis (2 Textbll.). Tlw. gebräunt, nur stellenw. stockfl., letzte ca. 30 Bll. in Bd. IV wasserrandig. Einbde. beschabt, Gelenke eingerissen (tlw. ausgebessert). - Gest. Wappen-Exlibris des Earl of Rockingham (Lewis Watson).

Cordier, Sinica I, 50. - Möllendorff 2018. - Cox I, 335 (Anm.). - Griep/Luber 367 (Anm.). - De Backer/S. IV, 35. - Hiler S. 252.

First edition. With 4 engr. title vignettes (rep.), 5 engr. vignettes, 15 partly folding copper plates and 49 engr. maps (29 folding, 12 double-page, 2 with outline color) by d'Anville. Contemp. calf with rich gilt spine and gilt armorial centrepieces of Lewis Watson, Earl of Rockingham on both boards. - Lacking the table of contents (2 ll.) of vol. III. Partly browned, here and there foxed, last 30 leaves of vol. IV with traces of damp. Binding scraped, joints torn (partly repaired and inner joints reinforced with cloth strips). - Engr. armorial ex-libris of Earl of Rockingham (Lewis Watson).