1853 1ed Taiping Rebellion CHINA Insurrection Formosa Revolt HUGE MAP Yvan

1853 1^ed Taiping Rebellion CHINA Insurrection Formosa Revolt HUGE MAP Yvan

 

Melchior Yvan’s “History of the Insurrection in China” is a rare, 19^th-century account of the Taiping Rebellion and the events that led to the Chinese civil war. Yvan offers descriptions of the Kouang-Toung Revolt, the effects of the insurrection in Hai-Nan and the Hou-Nan Provinces, revolts in Formosa, the organization of the Five Kings’ insurgent army, and the eventual diplomatic breakthroughs between China and Europe.

 

This fine 1853 first American edition contains the huge, folding map which is expected of this printing.

 

Item number: #21987

Price: $499

 

YVAN, Melchior

 

History of the insurrection in China with notices of the Christianity, creed, and proclamations of the insurgents

 

New York: Harper & Bros., 1853. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • viii, [9]-301, [1], 6
  • Includes folding map and portrait frontispiece
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Mackenzie
  • Motto: LUCEO NON URO
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 4.75in (19cm x 12cm)

 

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