China.- Gonzales de Saint Pierre (Fr. François) Relation de la nouvelle persecution de la Chine, jusqu'a la mort du cardinal Tournon, title with small woodcut ornament, woodcut decorative initials, *4&5 of preliminaries misbound at end, some spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked in lighter gilt calf in compartments and with red leather label, corners worn, rubbed, [Cordier Sinica 916], 12mo, no place, no printer, 1714.
⁂ Important account of the persecution of Dominican missionaries in China (particularly Macao), because of their loyalty to Cardinal de Tournon, and their refusal to conform to Jesuit practices.
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