Marcy, Rollin

Rare collection of 20 books all from the 18th century (see photos). Modern History of the Chinese, the Japanese, the Indians, the Persians, the Arabs, the Turks, the Greeks, the Africans, the Russians & the Americans. To serve as a continuation to the ancient history of Mr. Rollin. Marcy & Richer Structure and content by peoples The work is divided into several thematic volumes devoted to each nation: • Chinese: Study of the Middle Kingdom, its imperial institutions and its long dynastic continuity. • Japanese: Account of the peculiarities of Japanese society and its feudal and religious organization. • Indians: Description of India, its traditions and the successive impacts of foreign powers. • Persians: History of modern Persia and its dynasties (such as the Safavids). • Turks: Examination of the Ottoman Empire, its expansion and its political organization. • Russians: Treatment of the emergence of modern Imperial Russia, notably since Peter the Great’s reforms. • Americans: The nineteenth and twentieth volumes are specifically devoted to the discovery and history of the peoples and colonies of the American continent. Pagination: First volume: tome I - 1755 - xvj + 486 pages - History of the Chinese. Second volume: History of Modern Tome II - 1755 - xvj + 485 pages - History of the Japanese. Third volume: History of Modern Tome III - 1756 - Viij + 496 pages - History of the Indians. Fourth volume: History of Modern Tome IV - 1756 - viij + 486 pages - History of the Indians. Fifth volume: History of Modern Tome V - 1758 - tables + 497 pages - History of the Indians. Sixth volume: History of Modern Tome VI - 1758 - tables + 485 pages - History of the Indians, history of the Persians. Seventh volume: History of Modern Tome VII - 1760- tables + 567 pages - History of the Persians, history of the Arabs. Eighth volume: History of Modern Tome VIII - 1760 - viij + 478 pages - History of the Turks. Ninth volume: History of Rome Tome IX - 1764 - tables + 602 pages - History of the Turks, the Greeks. Tenth volume: History of Modern Tome X - 1764 - tables + 470 pages - History of the Africans. Eleventh volume: History of Modern Tome XI - 1764 - tables + 515 pages - History of the Africans. Twelfth volume: History of Modern Tome XII - 1764 - tables + 558 pages - History of the Africans. Thirteenth volume: History of Modern Tome XIII - 1764 - vij + tables + 530 pages - History of the Africans. Fourteenth volume: History of Modern Tome XIV - 1764 - xij + 574 pages - History of the Russians. Fifteenth volume: History of Modern Tome XV - 1768 - tables + 444 pages - History of the Russians. Sixteenth volume: History of Modern Tome XVI - 1768 - tables + 470 pages - History of the Russians. Seventeenth volume: History of Modern Tome XVII - 1770 - tables + 458 pages - History of the Russians. Eighteenth volume: History of Modern Tome XVIII - 1770 - tables + 468 pages - History of the Russians. Nineteenth volume: History of Modern Tome XIX - 1771 - viij + tables + 473 pages - History of the Americans. Twentieth volume: History of Modern Tome XX - 1771 - tables + 462 pages - History of the Americans. Leather bindings of the period, formats 17 x 10 cm, backs with nerves adorned with gilded fleurons, title and volume labels, gilt edges, stains, wormholes in the fourteenth volume, two backs restored, annotations on the margins to aid in reading the works, rare 20-volume set (see photos). The photos complement the description. All volumes are complete. A beautiful rare copy. Shipping with tracking number only.

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