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1926 An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa
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Description
Limited Edition, Original Binding, Very Scarce
Limited edition of seven hundred and fifty copies, with this being number seventy seven.
Part of The Library of Impostors series.
A limited edition, being a facsimile of Psalmanazaar's 1704 work. With sixteen plates. Collated complete.
Psalmanazaar claimed to be the first native of Formosa (modern day Taiwan) to visit Europe. It was later revealed he was in fact of European origin. This fabricated travel account claimed to describe Formosa's people, customs, religion, and language and included invented rituals and a fake language.
The work is now considered a notable example of early Orientalist fantasy.
Condition
in the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart, with slight shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the boards. The odd mark to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Dusting to fore edge.
Very Good Indeed
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