BAYER, THEOPHILUS SIEGFRIED. - A PIONEER PAPER IN SINOLOGY.

Elementa Brahmica, Tangutana, Mungalica. T.S.B. (Theophilus Siegfried Bayer).

(Petropoli, St. Petersburg, Typis Academiae, 1735). 4to. No wrappers. In: "Classes Tertia continens Historica. Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae", Tomus IV ad Annum 1729. The whole section of "Historica"offered. (2) pp. (title to the section),(100)pp. Baye's paper: (23) pp. (wrongly paginated) and 10 engraved plates with numerous, characters, letters etc.

First printing of a pioneer work in Sinology, the Chinese dialects etc.

Order-nr.: 50855