Jacques VILLOTTE
Voyages d'un missionnaire de la Compagnie de Jesus, en Turquie, en Perse, en Armenie, en Arabie & en Barbarie
Chez Jacques Vincent|à Paris 1730|9.50 x 16.80 cm|relié
First edition, rare.
Contemporary full blonde marbled calf. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red shagreen title label renewed. Slight lack at head. Foot headcap rubbed. Corners bumped.
Travel account established by Father Nicolas Frizon from memoirs written by a missionary during his passage through Turkey toward China, Jacques Villotte. As sea travel was very dangerous, two routes were chosen, one through Muscovy, the other through Turkey, the Jesuits hoping to convert the peoples of Tartary. Narrative established in third person beginning with the Jesuit's three-week stay in Constantinople. Followed by an ample description of caravan travels. Considerations on the Persians. Ci
Contemporary full blonde marbled calf. Spine with raised bands, decorated. Red shagreen title label renewed. Slight lack at head. Foot headcap rubbed. Corners bumped.
Travel account established by Father Nicolas Frizon from memoirs written by a missionary during his passage through Turkey toward China, Jacques Villotte. As sea travel was very dangerous, two routes were chosen, one through Muscovy, the other through Turkey, the Jesuits hoping to convert the peoples of Tartary. Narrative established in third person beginning with the Jesuit's three-week stay in Constantinople. Followed by an ample description of caravan travels. Considerations on the Persians. Ci
€2,500