Pihan, A(ntoine) P(aulin). Exposé des signs de numération usités chez les peuples orientalaux anciens et moderne. 3 Bl., XXIX, 271 pp. With numerous tables. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Semi-lining of the moment (kanten rubbed). Paris, Imprimerie Impériale, 1860. First edition. Antoine Pihan (1810-1879) was a proofreader for oriental languages at Imprimerie Impériale and has appeared with further works on oriental themes. In this volume he discusses among others the numerals of Afghan, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, Egyptian, Georgian, Hebrew, Japanese, Mongolian, Persian, Syrian and Turkish. – Low-spotted, slightly tanned edges.