François, abbé SEVIN

Lettres sur Constantinople (…) écrites pendant son séjour dans cette ville, au Comte de Caylus. Suivies de plusieurs Lettres de M. Peyssonel (…) et d'autres Savans, écrites au même, contenant des détails curieux sur l'Empire ottoman. On y a joint la Relation du Consulat de M. Anquetil à Surate, adressée à M. de Vergennes ; un Mémoire du savant Beschi, sur le Calendrier de l'intérieur de l'Inde, revu par Jérôme Lalande (…) Le tout imprimé sur les Originaux inédits, et revu par M. l'abbé Bourlet de Vauxcelles

Brand: Obré, et Buisson
SKU: 90363
Price: 850 EUR
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Author: François SEVIN

[Letters on Constantinople (…) written during his stay in that city, to the Comte de Caylus. Followed by several letters from M. Peyssonel (…) and other scholars, written to the same recipient, containing curious details on the Ottoman Empire. Added to these is the account of the consulate of M. Anquetil in Surat, addressed to M. de Vergennes; a memoir by the learned Beschi on the calendar of inland India, revised by Jérôme Lalande (…) The whole printed from unpublished original manuscripts, and edited by M. l’abbé Bourlet de Vauxcelles]

Obré, et Buisson|Paris An X (1802)|12.5 x 18.3 cm|Relié

€850

⬨ 90363

First edition (cf. Atabey 1128. Weber 59. Not in Blackmer.)

Half brown sheep binding with small green vellum corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt friezes and amphoras, red Russia morocco title label, hazel-coloured boards, ex-libris pasted to a pastedown; contemporary binding.

Spine restored, a few minor foxing spots.

"This is an important collection of letters written to the antiquary the Comte de Caylus, beginning as early as 1729 and including the period up to 1778. The collection includes the letters of the Abbé Sevin and others, including Anquetil Duperron and Le Roy, but it is especially significant for Peyssonnel's letters to Caylus. It was edited by Bourlet de Vauxcelles, with the assistance of Antoine Serieys" [Leonora Navari].

A very good copy, attractively bound.