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De Guignes, Joseph. - General history of the Huns, Turks, Mo - Lot 34

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De Guignes, Joseph. - General history of the Huns, Turks, Mo - Lot 34
De Guignes, Joseph. - General history of the Huns, Turks, Mongols, and other Western Tartars, etc. Before and since Jesus Christ until now; Preceded by an introduction containing chronol. and historical tables of the Princes who reigned in Asia. Work drawn from the Chinese books, and the Oriental manuscripts of the library of the King. Paris, Dessaint et Saillant, 1756. 5 volumes in-4 bound in full contemporary tiger calf, spines very ornate, title and greefs - trace of central wetness on the first 100 pages of T V, otherwise a copy in perfect condition - cxviii pp., 471 pp; 8 pp, xcv pp, 522 pp; viii pp, 272 pp, 292 pp; viii pp, 542 pp; vii pp, 517 pp, [1 f.]. First edition of this work considered as one of the most important of the time on the history of the peoples of Asia. Joseph de Guignes (1721-1800) was a famous orientalist, secretary-interpreter of the Royal Library for oriental languages, professor of Syriac at the Collège de France, and later guard of antiques at the Louvre. His new approach to Asian history consists in reconciling the accounts of Western historians with those of Chinese and Muslim writers. The first volume is entirely devoted to the Chronological & Historical Tables of the Princes who reigned in Asia. An unusual work in a beautiful presentation.
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