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CHOISY, M. L'Abbe de.. JOURNAL DU VOYAGE DE SIAM FAIT EN 1685 & 1686..
EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE OF A FRENCH EMBASSY TO SIAM & CHINA Abbe de Choisy was together with Chevalier de Chaumont sent by Louis XVI in a great embassy to Siam in 1685. Choisy's official role was to be that of religious instructor to the King of Narai of Siam. This interesting account written in the form of letters contains many details on the daily life in Siam. Nice early work. Cordier Bl 941. Cioranescu 19372. Works of this vintage on Siam are quite S C A R C E ! Color scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITH * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

Paris 1687, Mabre-Cramoisy. Contemporary calf, 2nd edition, 651p., spine worn, hinges cracked, corners rubbed, contents clean, spolid, French text, 9.5 x 15 cm. R A R E

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CHOISY, M. L'Abbe de.. JOURNAL DU VOYAGE DE SIAM FAIT EN 1685 & 1686..
EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE OF A FRENCH EMBASSY TO SIAM & CHINA Abbe de Choisy was together with Chevalier de Chaumont sent by Louis XVI in a great embassy to Siam in 1685. Choisy's official role was to be that of religious instructor to the King of Narai of Siam. This interesting account written in the form of letters contains many details on the daily life in Siam. Nice early work. Cordier Bl 941. Cioranescu 19372. Works of this vintage on Siam are quite S C A R C E ! Color scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. * * * BUY WITH * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

Paris 1930, Editions Duchartre. Stiff wrs., very good, 296p. 16 b.w. plates, clean, glassine dj., French text. R A R E

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HUTCHINSON, E.W.. ADVENTURES IN SIAM IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY..
A copious work, covering a brief account of Siam in the 17th century, relations between Siam & Europe 1659. French influ- ences-the English bring Phaulkon to Siam. English influences & advancement of Phaulkon in Siam. Franco-Siamese negotiat- ions-Phaulkon in Power. Siam & England-Phaulkon in danger. The French garrison, Phaulkon's fall. Siam & the adventurers Phaulkon in History. Useful appendices on Siamese currency & measures, letters of Phaulkon & Pere G. Tachard, S.J. An excellent study, reliable. * * * BUY WITH CONFIDENCE 43 YEARS EXPERIENCE ! * * * !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

London 1940, Royal Asiatic Soc. Red cloth, very good, 283p., index, bibliography, 9 appendices, 27 b.w. illustrations and drawings, maps. R A R E

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TURPIN, Francois H.. HISTORY OF SIAM..
Francois Henri Turpin [1709-1799] was a French man of letters. He was born at Caen, was first a professor at the university of his native town, then went to seek his fortunes in Paris, where he made some stir in philosophical circles, and especially in that of the magnificent Helvetius; but he was only enabled with difficulty to earn a livelihood by putting his pen at the service of the booksellers. He translated, or rather adapted from the English, Edward W Montague's Histoire du gouvernement des anciennes republiques [1768], and wrote a continuation of Father Pierre Joseph d'Orleans, Histoire des revolutions d'Angleterre [1786]. * His HISTOIRE NATURELLE ET CIVICLE DU ROYAUME DE SIAM [1771] is an interesting adaptation of the observations of a vicar- apostolic who had lived for a long time in that country, and who accused Turpin of having misrepresented his ideas. Nevertheless this title is an early work, and still represents primary source material on Siam when there was very little else to inform the Western world about this unique and distant culture. This is now nicely translated into English for the first time, and is truly a wonderful accound and a copious work. * CONTENTS: This excellent contains the following chapter headings: the origins of the Siamese; City of Siam; manners, ways and customs of the Siamese; on the government; arts & sciences; of their commerce; natural history of the Kingdom of Siam; of trees and fruits peculiar to the Kingdom of Siam; animals; reptiles & insects; sea and river fish; shell fish; State of the Kingdom; revolution of 1767; sequel of the revolution of 1767; * BIBLIOGRAPHY: THE TOYO BUNKO [ORIENTAL LIBRARY]. CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE OF BOOKS IN WESTERN LANGUAGES ON SOUTH-EAST ASIA IN THE TOYO BUNKO, p. 104 both the French edition of 1771, and the English edition of 1908, Bangkok. * Not cited in E. Cox: A REFERENCE GULIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF TRAVEL. * * * * BUY WITH CONFIDENCE 43 YEARS EXPERIENCE ! * * * !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and * * * * SHIPPING: WE SHIP WORLD WIDE * * * * * The shipping costs displayed for our books on ZVAB are ONLY AN ESTIMATE !!! * ACTUAL costs are based book weight, destination and value. * We will inform you of shipping costs and options once you select the book. **FOREIGN: We usually ship by registered/insured airmail to customers abroad. **DOMESTIC: We ship to USA customers by UPS/FEDEX or U.S. MAIL, appropriate insurance/registry and signature required will appply. ***** Please inquire if you have any questions regarding shipping or payments .

London 1811, Longman. New grey stiff wrs, extracted article, pp.573-655, first, last pages in facsimile, first English translation of Paris 1771 edition, written old English, 22.5 x 28 cm., very good, clean copy. AN OBSCURE WORK

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