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[China] CLERC (Nicolas-Gabriel) Yu le grand et Confucius, hi…
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[China] CLERC (Nicolas-Gabriel) Yu le grand et Confucius, histoire chinoise. Soissons, Ponce Courtois, 1769. 4 parts in 2 volumes in-4, full marbled boards, handwritten title on spine. Wear to spines with lack to volume II, scattered foxing. XVIII, 701 pp. (continuous pagination), 4 ff.
8 folding tables (complete).
First and only edition, written for the education of the grand duke of Russia who was to become emperor under the name of Paul I. The author recounts the history of China, draws a comparison with Russia, then evokes the life and philosophy of Confucius and the reign of Prince Yu.
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