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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pages are clean and intact.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. New Edition. 8vo.,287pp., Wraps. Beautiful Modern Printing of this classic travel journal. This translation originally published by the Argonaut Press in 1927. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Feels unread. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

Sm. 4to. xxx + 287pp. Blue vignette to title page, 9 plates and ills. including 2 folding. Some light browning, vellum backed cloth boards with gilt device to upper board, sm. split to tail of upper joint, spine sl. soiled with sm. splits to head and tail, mark to lower board. No. 94 of a Limited Edition of 975 Copies. US$49.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Number 628 of 975 copies, quarto size, [318] pp. Sir John Chardin (1643-1712) was a French merchant and traveler; the publication of the first volume of his "Voyages du chevalier Jean Chardin en Perse et autres lieux de l'Orient" simultaneously in French and English in 1686 permitted Chardin to "position himself as one of the most important arbiters of European commercial and colonial expansion. Over the next decade two successive editions of his 'Travels' were published in England, along with reprints of his 1671 'Le Couronnement de Soleiman Troisieme.' In 1711, with the publication of the four-volume edition of his 'Travels,' Chardin provided a full and authoritative account, and abbreviated editions followed in rapid succession, testifying to a nearly insatiable European interest in oriental studies and culture. By the time of his death in 1712 Chardin's chronicles of life and society in Persia had become one of the fundamental texts for this burgeoning field of study, and his meticulous accounts of the country earned him the praise of Gibbon, Montesquieu, and Voltaire" (ODNB). This edition reprints the edition of 1720, correcting some printer's errors and updating the spelling of some names, and includes facsimiles of the title-pages for the 1724 and 1720 editions, as well as a portrait of the author by David Loggan and several plates. Printed by Walter Lewis, M.A., at the University Press, Cambridge. ___DESCRIPTION: Original quarter vellum and blue cloth covered boards, gilt decoration stamped to upper board, backstrip lettered in gilt, fore- and bottom edges uncut, vintage small booksellers ticket to front free endpaper ("Chas. E. Lauriat Co., Boston"), silk ribbon marker, title page with hand-coloured woodcut vignette, includes two facsimiles and six plates (two of which fold-out); on "Japon Vellum" paper, quarto size (10.5" by 8"), pagination: [i-v] vi-xxx [1] 2-287 [1 colophon], limited edition, this number 628 of 975 copies, the third publication of the Argonaut Press. ___CONDITION: A near fine copy, corners are straight with only a hint of rubbing, text block is tight and square with solid hinges, gilt is bright, internally bright, covers are clean except for some sunning at the top edges and a small light mark to the front board, prior owner name with the date of "May, 1936" with "D.J.M." below on the front free endpaper; overall a near fine copy. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

4to. pp. xxx, 287, [1 leaf]. title vignette. with half-title. 2 facsimile titles, 1 portrait, 2 folding plates, & 4 text illus. (1 full-page). Uncut & largely unopened in original quarter vellum (dampstaining to lower covers & damp-wrinkling to leaves of outer gatherings). Limited to 975 numbered copies on Japon Vellum. Chardin made two trips to Persia, the first in 1665, and the second in 1671, as a traveller and trader in jewels. "His account of the Persian court and of his business transactions with the shah [Abbas II] are of great interest." (Cox) The first part of the present account describes his adventures in Persia, while the second is devoted to a description of the country, fauna and flora, manners and customs of the inhabitants, manufactures, trade, and commerce. A Huguenot, Chardin was forced to flee France in 1681, setting in London, where he was knighted by Charles II, appointed jeweller to the royal court, and employed on a number of diplomatic missions. Cox I p. 250 (citing incorrect date). Howgego C102.

Leather-bound. Zustand: Good. First Edition in English. Quarto. Contemporary English panel calf boards 417 + 5 pp. index. (11 7/8" x 7 1/2"), sympathetically rebacked in mottled calf, on hempen cords. Contrasting spine label of gilt on maroon Rubbing to extremities. Marbled endpapers and edges. 12' x 20' elaborate foldout frontis map of the Black Sea. Handwritten in two places: "Marshall Lister's Book 1785", once on the verso of the (mounted) title page, bordered by elaborate doodles, followed by a line of what appears to be shorthand; the second inscription at the top of the first page. Most curiously, opposite the "Epistle Dedicatory" are printed the words: "Let this BOOK be Printed". The dedicatory itself, rather over the top adulatory, addressed to the King, concludes: "I might advance in this parallel, where. Your Majesty has so much the advantage, if I did not find my Eyes dazled, when I attempt to fix them upon Your Majesty." LARGE foldout engravings by Paul Bouche, mounted on stiff card stock, SOME of which are: Teflis, a five-fold panorama extending to nearly 30" in length; a Nuptial Feast at Tefles; Irivan (Erivan); Sultani; The Tombs of the two last kings of Persia; Kom; Sefy Premier; Kachan; The Great Inn in Cashan; Chardin [1643-1713] was a French traveler and merchant who spent many years in England and and travelled in Persia and India from 1665-1667. There was only one volume published. It was originally published in French. Chardin was knighted by Charles II and appointed jeweller to the court. [Howgego C -102].

Hardcover. First Edition in English. Folio (7-3/4" x 12-1/8") bound in later calf leather recently and sympathetically rebacked with a gilt-decorated spine preserving the original morocco spine label; [xviii], 264, 331-417, [9], 154, [6] pages. Complete with the frontispiece portrait of the author, an additional engraved title-page, a folding engraved map of the Black Sea and surrounding countries, and 16 plates, 11 of which are folding, along with a couple of engravings in the text. Published in English and French concurrently in 1686 as Part I of the Travels. Three other volumes, with the general title page VOYAGES DE MONS. LE CHEVALIER CHARDIN were published in Amsterdam in 1711. The last volume, announced by Chardin in his preface to this edition, was never published. THE CORONATION OF SOLYMAN III. THE PRESENT KING OF PERSIA, at the end of this volume, is a translation of Chardin's LE COURONNEMENT DE SOLEIMAN TROISIÈME, first published in Paris in 1671. Includes two indexes, one bound following part 1; the other bound at the end. The fine plates include views of the cities of Tefflis, Erivan, Tauris, Sultanie, Kom, and Cashan, as well as important monuments. Chardin was a jewelry merchant who traveled extensively throughout Persia in the 1670s and was a keen observer of the area's culture. Minor soiling and wear, Near Fine.

Folio. With 85 engravings on 64 sheets (9 folding), including 1 map, portrait of Chardin, 18 sheets with double-illustrations and 1 sheet with 4; light waterstain on lower margin of several leaves. Near contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards; a bit rubbed. A very good copy of the atlas from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates. 'Chardin was a Huguenot who was forced to emigrate to England. He was knighted by Charles II and on his death was buried in Westminster Abbey. His first visit to the East was made in 1665, at the age of twenty-two, when he both gratified a love of travelling and carried on his trade as a dealer in jewels. His more important voyage was made in 1671. His route differed from that usually taken by travellers to the East Indies in that he proceeded by way of the Black Sea and the countries bordering thereon' (Cox I p 249-250). 'Chardin set out for Persia for a second time in August 1671, but on this occasion diverted through Smyrna and Constantinople, and took the Black Sea Route to Caucasia, Mingrelia and Georgia, finally arriving at Esfahan in June 1673. In Georgia he heard of a race of warlike women, the Amazons, who had at some time in the recent past invaded a kingdom to the northwest. He remained in Persia for four years, as he says 'chiefly following the court in its removals, but also making some particular journeys., as well as studying the language.' He apparently knew Esfahan better than Paris, and visited nearly every part of the country. His account of the Persian court and his business transactions with the shah are of considerable interest. In 1677 he proceeded to India, afterwards returning to France by way of the Cape of Good Hope' (Howgego C102); His second and more notable voyage to Persia, is important because it is in the account of this voyage that he describes life in late Safavid Persia' (Ghani p. 71). Includes, among others, lovely views of Tbilisi (Tiflis), Erevan, Ispahan, Persepolis as well as Georgian and Persian costumes, views of lavish palace rooms and the Coronation of Suleyman.

With 85 engravings on 64 sheets (9 folding), including portrait of Chardin, 18 sheets with double-illustrations and 1 sheet with 4, with additional large folding map of Asia with outline coloured by hand by P. Lapie, 1810, engraved by Blondeau, all protected with original tissue guards. Recent half-calf over marbled boards. Attractive, fresh example of the atlas, uncut, from the most desirable edition enhanced with new and larger plates. Printed on thick paper and extra-illustrated with a large hand-coloured map of the whole region. 'Chardin was a Huguenot who was forced to emigrate to England. He was knighted by Charles II and on his death was buried in Westminster Abbey. His first visit to the East was made in 1665, at the age of twenty-two, when he both gratified a love of travelling and carried on his trade as a dealer in jewels. His more important voyage was made in 1671. His route differed from that usually taken by travellers to the East Indies in that he proceeded by way of the Black Sea and the countries bordering thereon' (Cox I p 249-250). 'Chardin set out for Persia for a second time in August 1671, but on this occasion diverted through Smyrna and Constantinople, and took the Black Sea Route to Caucasia, Mingrelia and Georgia, finally arriving at Esfahan in June 1673. In Georgia he heard of a race of warlike women, the Amazons, who had at some time in the recent past invaded a kingdom to the northwest. He remained in Persia for four years, as he says 'chiefly following the court in its removals, but also making some particular journeys., as well as studying the language.' He apparently knew Esfahan better than Paris, and visited nearly every part of the country. His account of the Persian court and his business transactions with the shah are of considerable interest. In 1677 he proceeded to India, afterwards returning to France by way of the Cape of Good Hope' (Howgego C102); His second and more notable voyage to Persia, is important because it is in the account of this voyage that he describes life in late Safavid Persia' (Ghani p. 71). This edition of Chardin's classic account of Persia includes new plates not found in previous editions, among others, lovely views of Tbilisi (Tiflis), Erevan, Ispahan, Persepolis as well as Georgian and Persian costumes, views of lavish palace rooms and the Coronation of Suleyman.

Edition : New Edition, Atlas volume rebacked tastefully in half calf, saving the original marbled boards. Decorative red and gilt centerpiece on upper board with gilt title. Ten 8vo (216x135mm) text volumes with full brown cloth boards. With black calf labels with gilt text. , Text is in French. This 1811 edition is based on Chardin?s classic account of life and society in Persia, complete with new plates, coincided with renewed French imperial ambitions, aimed at rivaling the British possessions in India. Chardin a Frenchman was the son of a jeweller. He set out in company with a Lyon merchant named Raisin in 1665 for Persia and India. After a highly successful journey, during which he had received the patronage of Shah Abbas II of Persia, he returned to France in 1670. He set out again for Persia in August 1671. This second journey was much more adventurous than the first and did not reach Isfahan till June 1673. In Isfahan he was appointed the Shah's personal jeweler by Suleiman I. During this time he was allowed to engage in an extended tour through much of Persia. Through the course of this tour Chardain was able to study the culture, government and religion in detail. After four years spent in research throughout Persia, he again visited India, and returned to Europe. In 1681, he settled in London, where he was appointed jeweller to the court of Charles II. Sir John Chardin's narrative has received the highest praise from the most competent authorities for its fullness, comprehensiveness and fidelity; and it furnished Montesquieu, Rousseau, Gibbon and Helvétius with most important material., Size : Folio (338x510mm). , The atlas volume is illustrated with 65 sheets bearing 86 engravings which include: a frontis portrait of Chardin, two maps, of which one is a folding map of Persia and the other a map of the Black Sea, 9 additional folded sheets, 18 double plate sheets, 1 quadruple plate sheet, plus single plate sheets. , Volume : 11 vol.(10 text-1 atlas), References : Weber 381; Graesse II 13; Wilson 40 A fine example of this work. Plates and text are in very good condition; generally clean and crisp.