Fine Jesuit Binding, Nouvelle Relation de la Chine, Gabriel de Magalhaes, 1688 japan The first edition of the

The first edition of the Pilgrim's Progress in Māori - 1854 - Printed in Wellington

This decoration includes "rinceaux" borders with ivy leaves and flowers

which functioned as the colony’s de facto currency

The books illustrations vividly describe the religion and Gods of India as well as the customs and flora of the region - one of the earliest European sources to describe this

Fine Jesuit Binding, Nouvelle Relation de la Chine, Gabriel de Magalhaes, 1688 japan The first edition of the"Nouvelle Relation de la Chine" Gabriel de Magalhaes 1688 Beautiful early Jesuit binding with gold lettering TP, Preface, 385, Table Missing folding map Binding with wear to spine and edges. Good condition overall. This is one of the most important European account of China from the second half of the 17th Century. Magalhaes was a Portuguese Jesuit who, after spending 6 years in Goa, travelled to China to work with the Kangxi emperor. He later