L'espion de Thamas Kouli-Kan dans les cours de l'Europe, ou lettres et memoires de Pagi-Nassir-Bek, traduit du Persan par l'abbé de Rochebrune

First edition, with a frontispiece signed L.F.D.B. Title page in red and black.
Full marbled brown sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with acorn tools framed by foliage. Red morocco title label. One lack at head. One tear with loss at tail. Corners slightly bumped. Lacking the 2 marbled endpapers at the beginning of the work.
A Turk is sent by his sovereign to the principal courts of Europe to bear witness. The narrator begins his journey through Russia, Moscow and Saint Petersburg, then passes through Poland, finally to Vienna... The letters deal with varied subjects, European affairs, the power of Austria, French affairs, opinions on eunuchs, Amsterdam and the East India Company. The work contains interesting descriptions of the cities visited, dwelling on the customs and history of the peoples, notably the Russians...