The Present State of Persia
by Sanson d'Abbeville, Nicolas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
London: M. Gilliflower, J. Tonfon, and H. Bonwick, 1695. Book. Illus. by frontispiece and 4 plates (of 5), one folding. Very Good. Full-Leather. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Minor scuffs to the full dark brown calf binding estimated to be early 20th Century. Raised bands and new title and author labels on the spine. Hinges solid and nice marbled endpapers Inside, some browning as is usual for this book. First (and only) edition in English, translated from the French by John Savage. The author was sent to Persia to work in a Catholic Mission in 1683 where he mastered Armenian, Turkish and Persian. Errata sheet at page 190, before the table of contents. SCARCE, only 4 copies auctioned in U.S. and U.K. since 1999..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079002
- Title
- The Present State of Persia
- Author
- Sanson d'Abbeville, Nicolas
- Illustrator
- frontispiece and 4 plates (of 5), one folding
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- M. Gilliflower, J. Tonfon, and H. Bonwick
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1695
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Persia, Iran, Sanson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Iran;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
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- Errata
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- Raised Band(s)
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- New
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