1853 1ed Taiping
Rebellion CHINA Insurrection Formosa Revolt HUGE MAP Yvan
Melchior Yvan’s “History of the
Insurrection in China” is a rare, 19th-century account of the Taiping
Rebellion and the events that led to the Chinese civil war. Yvan offers
descriptions of the Kouang-Toung Revolt, the effects of the insurrection in
Hai-Nan and the Hou-Nan Provinces, revolts in Formosa, the organization of the
Five Kings’ insurgent army, and the eventual diplomatic breakthroughs between
China and Europe.
This fine 1853 first American edition
contains the huge, folding map which is expected of this printing.
Item number: #21987
Price: $499
YVAN, Melchior
History of the insurrection in China with notices of the Christianity,
creed, and proclamations of the insurgents
New York: Harper & Bros., 1853. First edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
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viii, [9]-301, [1],
6
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Includes folding map
and portrait frontispiece
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Mackenzie
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Motto: LUCEO NON URO
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Brown cloth
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Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in
(19cm x 12cm)
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