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1868 Lich Annam, Thuoc Ve, Sau Tinh Nam Ki, Tue Thu Mo Thin (Nam 1868), Saigon, Ban In Nha Nuoc. "Imprimerie impériale Saigon" and "H.Delporte Ecriv. Dess. Lith." Volume in-8 paperback of 48 pages (22,6 x 15 cm) under illustrated cover of the publisher. Very rare official Annamite publication issued by the Imperial Printing House of Annam, published in 1868, attributable to Ernest Potteaux, editor of the Gia Dinh Bao (newspaper), at that time, and who was then chief interpreter of the General Government of Indochina, with the collaboration of Truong Vinh Ky (1837/1898); one finds indeed the name of E. Potteaux's name is found attached to later copies of the "Lich Annam". It is not currently listed in the corpus of works of Truong Vinh Ky to our knowledge, hence its interest. It is an educational booklet with about 15 lithographed calendar plates, but also texts in ancient Vietnamese, and 6 very interesting lithographed plates, including a large unidentified ship and a ship of the line. It is written in Chu Han (Han script) or Chu Nho (scholarly script, similar terms). (Good general condition, spine cracked, minor flaws, spotting or foxing).
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1868 Lich Annam, Thuoc Ve, Sau Tinh Nam Ki, Tue Thu Mo Thin (Nam 1868), Saigon, Ban In Nha Nuoc. "Imprimerie impériale Saigon" and "H.Delporte Ecriv. Dess. Lith." Volume in-8 paperback of 48 pages (22,6 x 15 cm) under illustrated cover of the publisher. Very rare official Annamite publication issued by the Imperial Printing House of Annam, published in 1868, attributable to Ernest Potteaux, editor of the Gia Dinh Bao (newspaper), at that time, and who was then chief interpreter of the General Government of Indochina, with the collaboration of Truong Vinh Ky (1837/1898); one finds indeed the name of E. Potteaux's name is found attached to later copies of the "Lich Annam". It is not currently listed in the corpus of works of Truong Vinh Ky to our knowledge, hence its interest. It is an educational booklet with about 15 lithographed calendar plates, but also texts in ancient Vietnamese, and 6 very interesting lithographed plates, including a large unidentified ship and a ship of the line. It is written in Chu Han (Han script) or Chu Nho (scholarly script, similar terms). (Good general condition, spine cracked, minor flaws, spotting or foxing).
