[China. Nieuhof] Het gezantschap der Neêrlantsche Oost-Indische Compagnie,

aan den grooten Tartarische Cham, den tegenwoordigen Keizer van China (...). Door Joan Nieuhof. Amsterdam, Jacob van Meurs, 1670, (4),208; 258,(10) p., with 2 engraved coats of arms, engraved portrait, 24 (of 35) double-page engraved plates and numerous engravings in the text, modern cloth, folio.

Lacks the map and 11 plates and the preliminary work too is incomplete (e.g. lacks frontispiece), some plates loose, one plate damaged; with several scattered library stamps and smaller defects. Sold w.a.f. The first edition of this then-groundbreaking work on China also appeared at Van Meurs, in 1665. The book became such a success that various editions appeared in different translations. For more information, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_embassy_from_the_East-India_Company.