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HELMAN, Isadore Stanislas Henri
Abrégé Historique des Principaux Traits de la Vie de Confucius Celebre Philosophe Chinois.
First edition, one of an unstated number of large paper copies, originally priced 18 livres and very much larger than the 12-livre quarto copies usually met with. Helman made the engravings illustrating the life of Confucius from a set of drawings sent from China to Paris by Jean-Joseph-Marie Amiot (1718-1793), the French Jesuit missionary. The text is also engraved.
- Published
- Paris: Chez l'Auteur, [1788]
- References
- Cordier Biblioteca Sinica 667; Bobins 294.
- Plates
- 24
- Binding/Size
- L=FOLIO
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Paris: Chez l'Auteur, [1788]
- Ref
- 5735
Oblong folio, engraved title, 24 black and white plates, two double-page leaves of text, in original (rubbed) grey-green paper over boards, with MS title to upper cover. The plates in this album were reductions of large engraved plates commissioned by the Jesuits in Paris for the Chinese Emperor, showing his victories in a specific campaign. The plates are in black & white, so they are not listed.
