L'Ezour-Vedam ou ancien commentaire du Vedam, contenant l'exposition des opinions religieuses & philosophiques des Indiens. Traduit du Samcretan par un Brame

Rare first edition. Published in Avignon according to Barbier; however, J.-P. Perret records it as printed in Yverdon.
Contemporary full marbled and polished calf. Smooth spine gilt-tooled. Tobacco-colored morocco labels for title and volume numbers. Lacking head of volume I. Upper joint of volume II split at head. Volume number label on volume I rubbed. Two bumped corners on volume I. In volume II, faint waterstain from title page to p. 60. Otherwise, a clean and well-preserved copy. A good example overall.

Text attributed to the missionary Roberto de Nobili and published by Baron G.-E.-J. de Sainte-Croix. According to the author, Indian mythology derives from an ancient Egyptian colony that reached India at a very early stage. The work presents a comprehensive treatise on Indian religion, Vedism, and Brahmanism. It explores foundational myths, theology, beliefs and ideologies, as well as philosophy—a complete religious system based on the Vedas, sacred texts transmitted by Buddha. One of the rare and significant early Western studies of Hinduism.
The two volumes offer distinct approaches: the first is a historical commentary on Vedism and an exposition of its core principles; the second takes the form of a dialogue between a Brahmin and an unidentified figure, likely a Jesuit missionary. The Jesuit poses the questions, while the Brahmin responds in a pedagogical spirit.