Chinese Language - Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the Chinese By Thomas Percy - London 1762

Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the Chinese

-By Thomas Percy, and published by R & J Dodsley

-London ,1762

This important First edition includes a very early description of the Chinese language "A Dissertation on the Language and Characters of the Chinese", as well as several other works on Chinese Drama, Chinese Rules of Conduct, and a Chinese Tragedy "The Little Orphan of the House of Chao".

The Second Volume contains accounts of the Christian Church in China, Chinese Gardening, The Chinese Summer Palace and a Royal Chinese Parade in Peking.

2 volumes bound in 1 - Complete. 20th Century white leather binding with simple red ticket title and date title to spine. Trimmed text. Small tear in title page without loss of text. Small Octavo.

Vol 1: [2 Blanks], [Plate], [Title Page], [Dedication],[Preface - 14pp], [Contents], 232pp, [Blank]

Vol 2: [Blank], [TP], [Contents] 248 pp, [Corrigenda], [Blank]