Lettres édifiantes et curieuses écrite par des missionnaires de la Compagnie de Jésus, collationnées sur les meilleures éditions et enrichies de nouvelles notes.

Paris, "au bureau", Gaume brothers, 1829-1832

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40 parts in 20 vol., 18mo (occ. spotting).

Contemp. half sheep, marbled paper boards, flat spines, spr. edges (spines sl. rubbed, corners bumped).

Complete set of this later ed. (1st 1703) of an extensive collection of letters written by Jesuit missionaries (e.g. Martin, Bouchet, Le Royer, Tachard, Mauduit, Giampaolo Gozani, Parennin, Jartoux) in North and South America, the Levant, India and China, with desciptions of travels and missions in Ethiopia, the Philippines, Paraguay, Siam, China, India, etc.

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