Etat général des forces militaires et maritimes de la Chine. Solde, armes, équipements, etc., précédé d'une étude sur les rapports commerciaux à établir avec cet Empire. Ouvrage composé d'après les textes officiels chinois, recueillis par T.-F. Wade, et sur d'autres documents récents

First edition (cf. Cordier, Sinica, 1557.)

Contemporary half black shagreen, smooth spine decorated with triple gilt fillets and gilt floral ornaments, slight rubbing to the spine ends, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, bumped corners, speckled edges.

The sole edition of this survey, which in fact constitutes the French adaptation, by a librarian of Sainte-Geneviève, of three highly detailed articles written by the English diplomat Thomas Francis Wade (1818-1895), then attached to the secretariat of Lord Elgin. 

Their contents were brought together in The Chinese Army : Containing Notices of Its Bannermen, Hánkiun, and Luhying Divisions: With Details Respecting Their Organization, Locations, Pay, Efficiency, &c (1851). 

Autograph inscription signed by Jules Picard on the half-title page: "A Monsieur Albanel, hommage affectueux. L'auteur, J. Picard".