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Lot 39
Sale 800 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Lots 1-273
Nov 12, 2020
4:00AM CT
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Nov 13, 2020
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[CHINESE LAW]. STAUNTON, George Thomas (1781-1859), translator. Ta Tsing Leu Lee; Being the Fundamental Laws, and a Selection from the Supplementary Statutes, of the Penal Code of China. London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810.
4to. (284 x 222 mm). Engraved calligraphic title-page (a facsimile of the title-page of the 1810 Chinese edition), advertisement leaf at end. (Spotting to a few leaves.) Later black cloth gilt. Provenance: E.A. Hitchcock (signature); unidentified stamp on title-page.
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Staunton's translation of the Qing Legal Code. Staunton’s translation, the first translation of the Qing Code into a European language, gave Europeans important insights into the Chinese legal system during the 19th century.
Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection