Nyon, Jean-Luc (actif 1722-1768)

First French edition. Translation by Auguste-François Jault.
Contemporary full marbled calf binding. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. Triple gilt fillet frame on boards. Rich interior border. Lacking at head of volume I. Upper joint cracked at head and tail. Micro crack at tail of volume II. Despite some defects, handsome copies.
Important work by English orientalist Simon Ockley (1678-1720), professor of Arabic at Cambridge: The Conquest of Syria, Persia and Egypt by the Saracens. The study begins with an abridgement of the life of Mohammed and continues with the history of the Caliphs, his text being based on several unpublished Arabic...

Third edition. Printed in two columns.

Contemporary full brown sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated with small flowers and fleurons. Title-label in snow morocco. Headcaps worn with lacks. Scuffs. 2 corners bumped.