PAUW, Cornelius de (1739--1799)
[Recherches philosophiques sur les Égyptiens et les Chinois. English]
Philosophical dissertations on the Egyptians and Chinese. Translated from the French of Mr. de Pauw, private reader to Frederic II. King of Prussia, by Capt. J. Thomson. In two volumes. ...
London:, printed by T. Chapman; for J. Edwards,, 1795.
2 vols ; 24.8 cm. (8º)
I: xiii, [1], 539, [1] p., [1] fold. map
II: [4], 316 p., [1] fold. map

Translation of Recherches philosophiques sur les Égyptiens et les Chinois; the original French text was first published in 1773. Pauw, better known for his Recherches philosophiques sur les Américains, 1770, was also a phyisognomist. ESTC t95857.

Copy Notes Bought from T. King for 8s. in 1807. (Spiers Box, Misc. Booksellers). Vol. I: Page references in ink in Soane's hand on rear free-endpaper; folded leaf of notes and references in ink inserted (pp. 118--9); vol. II: page references in ink on front pastedown; references and page notes in ink on rear free-endpaper.

Binding Original C18th blue paper boards, red paper spine labels inscribed in ink 'De Pauw: / Egyptians / Chinese'.

Reference Number 5583

Additional Names Thomas King; Thomson, James