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AN HISTORICAL ESSAY ENDEAVORING A PROBABILITY THAT THE LANGUAGE OF THE EMPIRE OF CHINA IS THE PRIMITIVE LANGUAGE. By John Webb of Butleigh in the county of Somerset Esquire.
by WEBB, John, 1611-1672.:
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About This Item
London, Nath. Brook, at the Angel in Gresham Colledge, 1669.. FIRST EDITION 1669. Small 8vo, approximately 165 x 105 mm, 6½ x 4 inches, title page printed red and black, pages: [8], 1-212, plus 2 pages with (errata), LACKS FOLDING MAP as often, now supplied with a facsimile on old paper, bound in full contemporary mottled calf, raised bands to spine, gilt decoration in compartments, recent gilt lettered morocco label, gilt ruled border to edges of covers, marbled endpapers. Hinges rubbed and cracked, covers still firmly attached, tiny chip to leather at top of upper hinges, original front endpaper and title page slightly dusty and browned, most pages lightly age-browned, small ink marks and 2 letters to 5 margins, ink spot on 2 text pages, no loss, small brown stain to fore-edge margin of last 4 leaves, not affecting text, pale browning to many margins, slightly trimmed copy, no loss, lacking final blank endpaper which is counted in the collation (P4). A good copy (lacking the original map as noted). John Webb (1611-1672) was an architect and amateur scholar born in Somerset. He married the niece of Inigo Jones and became his personal assistant from 1628. On Jones' death in 1652, Webb inherited both a substantial fortune and his library of drawings and designs. In 1654 Webb designed the first classical portico on an English country house at The Vyne in Hampshire. This book is the first extensive treatise on the Chinese language in any European language. In it Webb proposes that the Chinese language was the language that was spoken throughout the world before Noah's flood. He also discusses Chinese culture and the ancient origins of the Chinese empire. See: The Catalogue of the Lowendahl von der Burg collection, Volume 1, page 74; John Lust, Western Books on China Published up to 1850, page 234 No.1005; ESTC 24606. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47764
- Title
- AN HISTORICAL ESSAY ENDEAVORING A PROBABILITY THAT THE LANGUAGE OF THE EMPIRE OF CHINA IS THE PRIMITIVE LANGUAGE. By John Webb of Butleigh in the county of Somerset Esquire.
- Author
- WEBB, John, 1611-1672.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Nath. Brook, at the Angel in Gresham Colledge, 1669.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Asia far east Adamic languages china chinese language culture chinese empire
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