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Natural history in China and Europe, 1655

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Natural history in China and Europe, 1655

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Heading:
Author: [Preyel, Adam]
Title: Artificia Hominum Miranda Naturae in Sina et Europa
Place Published: Francofurti ad Maenum [i.e., Frankfurt]
Publisher:Sumptibus Wilhelmi Serlini & Georgii Fickwirth
Date Published: 1655
Description:

[14], 1505, [4] pp. Lacks added engraved title page. 13x8 cm (5¼x3¼"), early parchment binding, title inked on spine. First Edition.

One of the earliest books to compare Chinese and European society and geography. VD17 23:239450Q.

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Covers a bit soiled, endpapers foxing and light toning, but overall a clean copy in a tight period binding; very good.

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Natural history in China and Europe, 1655

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