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Zustand: Good. 12mo, 8.5 x 15.5cm. Half contemporary roan with used marbled boards. 4 vols. in 2: xxxij-224 ; 263, 263 et 243 pages. 4 folding frontispieces. Tear without loss on one half-title.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:492467802:4 tomes ([1-1bl.-1-1bl.]-XXXII-224 p., [1] f. de pl. dépl. (front.) ; [1-1bl.-1-1bl.]-263-[1bl.] p., [1] f. de pl. dépl. (front.) ; [1-1bl.-1-1bl.]-263-[1bl.] p., [1] f. de pl. dépl. (front.) ; [1-1bl.-1-1bl.]-243-[4-1bl.] p., [1] f. de pl. dépl. (front.) : ill. ; in-12.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:492467802Contents:Argument d'une comédie chinoise, jouée a? Canton en 1719 (tome 4, p. 43-68)Fragments de poésie chinoise avec une dissertation (tome 4, p. 69-120)Recueil de proverbes et d'apophthegmes chinois (tome 4, p. 121-243)Notes:L'auteur est connu sous le nom de Ming kiao tchong jenTraduit de l'anglais en français par Marc-Antoine Eidous, d'après BabrierApprobation datée du 22 aou?t 1765 ; privilège daté du 2 octobre 1765 en faveur de Marc-Antoine Eidous, qui le cède a? Benoi?t Duplain, le 15 octobre 1765Marque aux titresSig. : [ ]2 a12 e4 A-I12 K4 ; [ ]2 A-L12 ; [ ]2 A-L12 ; [ ]2 A-K12 L4.Percy's adaptation of Hau Kiou Choaan from an original Chinese novel, and how the ways in which Percy interprets the Chinese novel signify his peculiar views of China. On the title page of Hau Kiou Choaan; or, The Pleasing History (1761), Thomas Percy quotes from Jean-Baptiste Du Halde's A Description of the Empire of China and of Chinese Tartary (1738): 'There is no better means of instruction on China than letting China speak for herself'. It remains questionable, whether by presenting an original piece of Chinese literature, Percy has really let China 'speak for herself'; it is reasonable to argue that Hau Kiou Choaan carries as much information about China as it does about Percy's own perceptions of this country. Whether Percy's works and views of China provoked louder criticism or higher praise, his input into the studies of China was a positive one, for it contributed to an increasingly vigorous debate that would increasingly perceive differences as a source of strength, not weakness. …

First Edition. THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL WORK OF CHINESE LITERATURE TO BE TRANSLATED INTO ANY WESTERN LANGUAGE. MATTHEW BOULTON'S COPY. 4 vols. octavo (160 × 100 mm.), pp. xxxi, [i], 240, [2]; [ii], 292, [2]; [ii], 272, [2]; [ii], 256, [18]. A4 and A5 in vol. 1 are both cancels replacing the original A4. With four folding frontispieces, and the errata leaves in all four volumes. Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with five raised bands, compartments with gilt rules, black morocco labels, volume numbers lettered direct. Two short closed fold tears in frontispieces repaired with no loss. Slight cracking to joints but bindings secure. A very good copy in an attractive unrestored contemporary binding. In an archival box. FIRST EDITION of the first Chinese novel, and the first substantial work of Chinese literature, to be translated into any Western language. From the library of Matthew Boulton, partner of James Watt, co-founder of the Lunar Society, and a key figure in the English Enlightenment. An attractive copy in an unrestored contemporary binding. This is the very rare issue with two cancel leaves revealing the identity of the translator, the English merchant James Wilkinson. These leaves also supply details of the history of the translation, and evidence that the novel is an authentic work of Chinese literature. ESTC records only 6 copies worldwide of this issue. "The Haoqiu zhuan was the first Chinese novel or work of long fiction to be translated into a Western language" (Cheung p. 29). "The first important piece of Chinese imaginative literature to be published in Europe" (Lowendahl I p. 230). "WE ARE PERFECTLY LIKE THE CHINESE" -GOETHE. The origins of the translation are mysterious: so much so that on publication in England the story was widely believed to be a hoax. The manuscript of the translation was discovered by the antiquary Thomas Percy (later Bishop of Dromore, and author of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, a major study of English folklore) amongst the papers of a neighbour in Northamptonshire, James Wilkinson. Percy describes his discovery in the preface to the book: "The following translation was found in manuscript, among the papers of a gentleman who had large concerns in the East-India Company, and occasionally resided much at Canton. It is believed by his relations, that he bestowed considerable attention to the Chinese language . . . The History is contained in four thin folio books or volumes of Chinese paper" (p. ix). Three of these volumes were in English, and one was in Portuguese. Convinced that he had discovered a genuine work of Chinese literature, Percy translated the Portuguese volume into English, and had the book published. It was a great success both in England and the Continent. Goethe was fascinated by the story, and declared on reading it that the Chinese "think, act and feel almost exactly like us, and we soon find that we are perfectly like them, excepting that all they do is more clear, more pure, and more decorous than with us". Percy had published anonymously however, and there was considerable debate in England regarding its authenticity. A second issue of the first edition was therefore produced, with two cancel leaves "in order to remove any doubt or suspicion" (recto cancel A4). The first of these leaves comprises the last leaf of the dedication, and reveals the identity of the editor, Thomas Percy. The second cancel leaf carries a full page advertisement, dated 1774, revealing the identify of the translator, "James Wilkinson, an English merchant . . . This gentleman's residence at Canton may be ascertained from the records of the East India Company" (recto cancel A5). On the verso of the second cancel leaf is a letter from an English correspondent in Canton, confirmi . . . (FULL DESCRIPTION ON REQUEST).…

Traduit de l'Anglois, par M***. [Marc-Antoine Eidous]. 4 vols. 12mo, Old (original?) drab stiff wrappers with ms. labels on spines, in custom cloth slipcase. A few losses to the spine of Vol. I; a very attractive, untrimmed set in original condition.

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Amsterdam, Erven van F. Houttuyn, 1767. Contemporary half calf (extremities of spine dam.). With title-page printed in red and black and 4 engraved plates by R. Nuys. XXV,(3),628,(12) pp. First Dutch edition of the Chinese novel of romance and adventure Haoqui zhuan, translated from the English edition Hau kiaou choaan, or the pleasing history. London 1761. 'According to the introduction, the translation dated 1719 was made by an English merchant, James Wilkinson in Canton. Percy revised the draft for grammer only, and read a good deal for the notes' (Lust p.260). It is the first important piece of Chinese imaginative literature to be published in Europe. Haoqiu zhuan gives an idea of the everyday life of China, which was neglected by the scholarly researches of the missionaries (Löwendahl 514). This work also contains an overview of a Chinese play, a treatise on Chinese poetry, translations of some Chinese poems, and a number of Chinese proverbs and sayings. - Scarce. Cordier, B.S., col. 1755; Lust 1107.…

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