The state of Vietnam and others in 1812

VIETNAM - CAMBODIA - LAOS. (2). BISSACHÈRE, (P. J. L.) DE LA. Etat actuel du Tunkin, de la Cochinchine, et des royaumes de Camboge, Laos et Lac-Tho. I-II. Paris (a la Librairie française et ´trangère de Galignani) 1812. 8:o. (4), (i)-ii, (1)-325, (1 blank); (4), (1)-342, (2) pp. New brown full leather, spines in six compartments. Uncut. Red stamps on title and last leaf. 2 volumes. Cordier BI 998. Second edition of a missionary work which to a large extent is based on Antoine du Montyon's work published in 1811 under the title "Exposé statistique du Tunkin, de la Cochinchine, ... sur la relation de M. La Bissachère". La Bissachère (1764-1830) was a French missionary who arrived in Tonkin in 1790 where he remained for 17 years.. From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).