ROUGEMONT, Francisco (1624-1676). Relacam do estado politico e espiritual do imperio da China, pellos annos de 1659...1666. Lisbon: Joam de Costa, 1672.
8vo (178 x 133 mm). Wood-engraved device on title-page, head-pieces. Modern calf antique. Provenance: contemporary inscription on title-page.
FIRST EDITION of this narrative of the Chinese attacks on the Christian settlements in the 1660s. The author settled with Fr. Intorcetta in Nanking in 1659, wrote the present history in prison, and died in Chiang-chow in 1676. RARE: Only one copy has sold at auction in over 40 years. Cordier Sinica 628; Palha 4192 ("rare et estimé").
[With:] SERRANO, Francisco. La Christiandad de Fogan en la provincia de Fokien, en el imperio de China. Manila: Correo Viejo, 1749. 8vo. Title-page with woodcut border. Modern half suede, marbled boards. FIRST EDITION.
Together, two rare tracts on the persecution of Christians in China.
