Author: LANGLéS, LOUIS-MATHIEU:
Title: Alphabet mantchou, rédigé d'après le syllabaire et le dictionnaire universel de cette langue. Troisème édition, augmentée d'une notice sur l'origine, l'histoire et les travaux littéraires des mantchoux actuellement maîtres de la Chine. Paris, de l'Imprimerie impériale, 1807.
Description: . Pp. xvi, 208. With one large folding engraved plate (with small tear at fold) and one folding table "Alphabet mantchou". Partly with some browning and spotting to the text. Some underlining. Contemporary paper covered boards, rubbed along edges and hinges. The third enlarged edition, first published in 1787 (only comprising 23 pages). The second edition was included in Amiot's "Dictionnaire tartare-mantchou" 1789-90 edited by Langlès. This is the first separate edition. Cordier BS 2753. Lust 1076. Löwendahl 736. Zenker BO ii, 6921.

Keywords: East Asia, china, chine, chinese, kina, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, language, langue, linguistic, manchu, exploration, travel,


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