A new history of China, : containing a description of the most considerable particulars of that vast empire.
Title
A new history of China, : containing a description of the most considerable particulars of that vast empire.
Alternative Title
History of China
Abridgment of the life and death of F. Gabriel Magaillans
Creator
Magalhães, Gabriel de, 1609-1677
Magaillans, F. Gabriel
Publisher
London, : Printed for Thomas Newborough, at the Golden Ball, in S. Paul's Church-Yard
Date
1688
Format
[24], 352 [i.e. 304] p., 1 folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Description
Translation of: Doze excelências da China.
"An abridgment of The life and death of F. Gabriel Magaillans ... written by F. Lewis Buglio": pages 340-352
Title within double-rule border.
Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-K⁸ L² N-Y⁸. L2 mis-signed K2. No gathering signed M; text continuous.
Errors in pagination: no pages numbered 149-192; text continuous.
"An abridgment of The life and death of F. Gabriel Magaillans ... written by F. Lewis Buglio": pages 340-352
Title within double-rule border.
Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-K⁸ L² N-Y⁸. L2 mis-signed K2. No gathering signed M; text continuous.
Errors in pagination: no pages numbered 149-192; text continuous.
Provenance
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf Rare Book fund.
Armorial bookplate of Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), with Badminton pressmark (M6=I4) below.
Contributor
Newborough, Thomas, bookseller.
Beaufort, Henry Somerset, Duke of, 1684-1714, former owner.
Language
English
Identifier
Dated 1688 .M171
English Short Title Catalogue R12530
Relation
https://ocul-qu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_QU/r9dor2/alma9952900699905158
Files
Collection
Citation
Magalhães, Gabriel de, 1609-1677 and Magaillans, F. Gabriel , “A new history of China, : containing a description of the most considerable particulars of that vast empire.,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed December 11, 2025, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/1100.