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Tarikh'i Pitr'i Kabir and Tarikh'i Sharl'i Davazdahhum Histories of Charles XII and Peter the Great translated from Voltaire's 'Histoire de l'empire de Russie sous Pierre-le-Grand'.

Best.-Nr. 116998Qajar Persia dated 10 Dhu'l Qa'da 1290 AH 30 December 1873. . Single volume illuminated manuscript on paper with fine marbled paper borders in Farsi 141 leaves complete 323 x 215 mm; single column 11 lines to the page written in neat nasta'liq script in black ink occasional headings and significant words in blue inner margins ruled in gold and blue outer borders throughout decorated with fine marbling one fine illuminated opening headpiece later ink inscription to recto of first leaf else very clean and bright condition; contemporary leather over pasteboards covers and extremities a little scuffed and rubbed. A very unusual and early translation of Voltaire from French into Persian. This extraordinary manuscript is a very unusual and early translation of Voltaire from French into Persian. Little is known about the life of the translator Mirza Reza Tabrizi however he is known to have been working as a civil servant in Khorasan in 1846 and spent the years 1853-58 as an interpreter and instructor in French at the Dar al-Fonun. This manuscript is particularly striking for the remarkable decorated marbled borders of many varying designs and patterns that adorn all the text pages. The use of marbled paper borders in a bound manuscript as here is very unusual. Marbled paper was often used to decorate album pages and calligraphic panels from the sixteenth century onwards and was very much a decorative tool elevating the design and appeal of a single artistic creation i.e. a miniature or calligraphic exercise it's use to adorn the margins of every text leaf is a sign of great luxury and decadence. The only other known textual manuscript to include marbled borders to this degree was copied by the same scribe as the present manuscript and was entitled Tarikh'i Iskander History of Alexander the Great assembled by James Campbell at the bequest of Qajar Prince Abbas Mirza; a reference to this primary text is given in the preface of the other manuscript: 'Ibn Muhammad Khan Safdar 'Ali is to produce this text as well as the History of Peter the Great' thus confirming that the two volumes were undeniably associated at the time of production. Although notably the secondary volume was completed a year later and in Kabul Afghanistan indicating that the patron of these works was likely travelling with the scribe and engaging with them as they worked. For more information on the secondary associated manuscript see item 33 in Shapero Rare Books' Catalogue Maghreb to the Far East London 2023. Qajar Persia, dated 10 Dhu'l Qa'da 1290 AH (30 December 1873). hardcover

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The Age of Lewis XIV: A New Edition Revised and considerably augmented by the author. Vol. II.

1753Best.-Nr. #BIBLIO-1209The Age of Lewis XIV: A New Edition Revised and considerably augmented by the author. Translated from the French of M. Voltaire. The Errors in the former Editions have been corrected by Mr. Chambaud. Vol. II. London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-mall. MDCCLIII 1753. Hardback full mottled calf binding with maroon title label gilt title and raised bands. Duodecimo/12mo measures around 4 1/8" x 6 3/4" x 1 1/8". Pagination: 6 i 1 372 4 pp. Front board loose rear hinge cracked but board still attached but very strained. Scuffing and rubbing to binding with some discolouration. Bumped and torn corners. Some loss to head and tail headband exposed and in danger of coming loose no tailband. Some cracking to leather on spine. Page edges hued red some scuffing and marking especially to upper edges. Marbled endpapers some loss to bottom outer corner of marbled surface of front free endpaper. Extensive foxing to page surfaces throughout though no apparent underlining marginalia etc. See pictures for further information. About the author: Voltaire born November 21 1694 Paris France—died May 30 1778 Paris was one of the greatest of all French writers. Although only a few of his works are still read he continues to be held in worldwide repute as a courageous crusader against tyranny bigotry and cruelty. Through its critical capacity wit and satire Voltaire's work vigorously propagates an ideal of progress to which people of all nations have remained responsive. His long life spanned the last years of classicism and the eve of the revolutionary era and during this age of transition his works and activities influenced the direction taken by European civilization. Source: Britannica About the subject: Louis XIV born September 5 1638 Saint-Germain-en-Laye France—died September 1 1715 Versailles France was the king of France 1643–1715 who ruled his country principally from his great palace at Versailles during one of its most brilliant periods and who remains the symbol of absolute monarchy of the classical age. Internationally in a series of wars between 1667 and 1697 he extended France's eastern borders at the expense of the Habsburgs and then in the War of the Spanish Succession 1701–14 engaged a hostile European coalition in order to secure the Spanish throne for his grandson. Source: Britannica Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, in Pall-mall hardcover

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