CHARDIN
Voyages de Mr. le Chevalier Chardin en Perse et autres lieux de l'Orient
Chez Pierre-Michel huart|à Paris 1723|9.50 x 17 cm|10 tomes en 5 volumes reliés
Second collective edition published by various booksellers, including Michel Almaury. It is illustrated with 75 figures including a frontispiece portrait, of which 30 are folding, a map and 6 folding tables. Title pages in red and black.
Contemporary full glazed brown sheep binding. Raised band spine richly decorated. Red morocco title labels, brown sheep title label with frame of roll tooling. Head caps of volumes 1 to 8 torn off, tail caps torn off except for the second volume (3 and 4). 9 corners very bumped. Rubbing. A lack to the lower joint at head of volume 9, 10. Lacks to edges of volume 1. Set relatively worn. In volumes 9, 10, worming to margins of 4 folding plates, extending
Contemporary full glazed brown sheep binding. Raised band spine richly decorated. Red morocco title labels, brown sheep title label with frame of roll tooling. Head caps of volumes 1 to 8 torn off, tail caps torn off except for the second volume (3 and 4). 9 corners very bumped. Rubbing. A lack to the lower joint at head of volume 9, 10. Lacks to edges of volume 1. Set relatively worn. In volumes 9, 10, worming to margins of 4 folding plates, extending
€1,800