Voyages de Mr. le Chevalier Chardin en Perse et autres lieux de l'Orient

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 a few millimetres onto the engraving, and to margins of 8 text leaves, up to page 72; one to 2 wormholes afterwards on a few leaves; p.80, the engraving has a tear which has been amateurishly restored with pieces of paper. A tear in volume 7, 8, p. 332. Trace of light dampstain on the title page of volume 1. 3 engravings with short margins. Title pages yellowed, the first with a light dampstain.
Bookplate of Henry Gouin.
Considered the best ancient account and description of Persia, Les voyages du Chevalier Chardin provides a complete survey of this region for the first time in history. Besides the different voyages, volumes 5, 6, 7 and 8 examine the situation of arts, government, religion; volume 8 concerns the city of Isfahan.