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1927Best.-Nr. 057673London: Argonaut Press 1927. Limited Numbered . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 287pp.incl.index; HB quarter-bound-ribbon bkmk.; green w/gilt pic.&white w/gilt; rubbed w/lt.wear on edges&corners; slight bow; some lt.soil; cleantight pgs. some illus. "This edition of . is the third publication of the Argonaut Press and is limited to 975 copies of Japon Vellum numbered 1 to 975. . The volume has been printed by Walter Lewis M.A. at the University Press Cambridge in the year 1927. This is copy Number 332. Argonaut Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 43747CHARDIN John. Travels in Persia. With an Introduction by Sir Percy Sykes. London: The Argonaut Press 1927. 1st ed. 4to. xxx 287pp. Illus. Orig. vellum backed cloth. Corners bumped. Overall very good. Limited to 975 copies on Japon vellum. unknown
1927Best.-Nr. 023030London: The Argonaut Press 1927. Limited Edition. Quarto. Limited to 975 copies on Japon Vellum. The present copy is number 544. xxx with an introduction by Brig.-General Sir Percy Sykes. 1-287pp. illustrated Vignette title page printed in black and accented in blue. This is a reprint of the two volume English edition which at the time was virtually unknown. This is the third title produced by The Argonaut Press. A very good copy bound in 1/4 vellum over light blue cloth stamped in gilt spine lettered and ruled in gilt some light soiling to spine upper portion of boards faded and with some finger soiling. No names or book plates. A very nice copy. The Argonaut Press unknown
1927Best.-Nr. LARavCHA8London: Argonaut Press 1927. 1927. 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. London: Argonaut Press, 1927. hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 161292New York: Dover 1988. Unabridged. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. Dover unknown
1988Best.-Nr. Q-0486256367Dover Publications 1988-04-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Dover Publications paperback
1975Best.-Nr. Q-0151909105Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1975-01-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. Q-0156028190Mariner Books 2002-12-16. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Mariner Books paperback
Best.-Nr. 85581Paris, Desclée 1970, 190x105mm, 178pages, reliure toile de l’éditeur sous jaquette en rhodoïde. Très bel exemplaire.
Best.-Nr. 18782Edition Desclée.
1970Best.-Nr. R160111680DESCLEE. 1970. In-12. Cartonnage d'éditeurs. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 178 pages. Rodhoid.. . . . Classification Dewey : 200-RELIGION
1957Best.-Nr. RO30099986DU SEUIL. 1957. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 391 pages. Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte dont une en frontispice.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française
1956Best.-Nr. RO30099985DU SEUIL. 1956. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 374 pages Quelques illustrations en noir et blanc dans le texte et hors texte dont une en frontispice.. . . . Classification Dewey : 840-Littératures des langues romanes. Littérature française
Best.-Nr. 66008Paris: de l'Imprimerie de le Normant 1811. Original copper engraving on laid paper 51 x 33 cm. overall. Chardin extensively documented these towering cliff tombs which are traditionally attributed to the Achaemenid kings: Darius I The Great Xerxes I Artaxerxes I and Darius I. Good condition. Light foxing to margins. Originally issued in the atlas volume of 'Voyages du Chevalier Chardin en Perse et autres lieux de l'Orient enrichis d'un grand nombre de belles figures en taille-douce représentant les Antiquités et les choses remarquables du pays. Nouvelle Édition.par L. Langlès.' [Paris: de l'Imprimerie de le Normant, 1811]. unknown
Best.-Nr. 66009Paris: de l'Imprimerie de le Normant 1811. Original copper engraving on laid paper 51 x 33 cm. overall. Chardin extensively documented these towering cliff tombs which are traditionally attributed to the Achaemenid kings: Darius I The Great Xerxes I Artaxerxes I and Darius I. Good condition. Light foxing to margins. Originally issued in the atlas volume of 'Voyages du Chevalier Chardin en Perse et autres lieux de l'Orient enrichis d'un grand nombre de belles figures en taille-douce représentant les Antiquités et les choses remarquables du pays. Nouvelle Édition.par L. Langlès.' [Paris: de l'Imprimerie de le Normant, 1811]. unknown
1925Best.-Nr. 520111925 P., Ch. Chardin, 1925, in 8° broché, 200 pages ; couverture illustrée.
1963Best.-Nr. 5129Essen, Driewer, 1963. 8°, 330 Seiten. Orig.Leinen mit Goldprägung und OSU.
1963Best.-Nr. 117307Essen, Driewer, (1963). 328 S. OLwd. St. a. Tit.
Best.-Nr. p3396PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE
1966Best.-Nr. 234409New York: Harper & Row 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good or better in a Very good plus dust jacket. Hardcover and dust jacket both lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners. Harper & Row hardcover books
1966Best.-Nr. 177583New York: Harper & Row 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket. Light foxing on top text block edge. Harper & Row hardcover
1966Best.-Nr. 375804London : Collins 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 285 pages maps diagrams 22 cm. Subjects: Philosophy History. Philosophy Modern. French philosophy. Genre: Philosophy. Language: English. London : Collins hardcover
1686Best.-Nr. 017257London: Moses Pitt 1686. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Minor soiling and wear Near Fine. 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. Moses Pitt hardcover books
1686Best.-Nr. 2411052London: Moses Pitt 1686. first. hardcover. very good. First edition 1686. Original leather front and back covers new leather spine new paste-downs and front free end papers. Multiple fold-out maps and plates. Sir John Chardin was a French jeweller and traveller. This book is regarded as one of the finest works of early Western scholarship on Safavid Iran and the near East. In very good condition. Some pages show damage to side edges a couple of pages have a small tear to bottom of page some fold-outs have tears that have been repaired and also not repaired. Moses Pitt unknown books
2026Best.-Nr. LRB36000548Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 584 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1686. Text in English. This volume presents the first part of Sir John Chardin's celebrated travels through Persia and the East Indies. It details his journey from Paris to Ispahan including a vivid account of the coronation of King Solyman III. Chardin's work is a seminal contribution to early modern travel literature offering insights into Persian culture politics and geography during the late 17th century. The text is enriched with engraved illustrations including a frontispiece portrait of the author and decorative head- and tail-pieces. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
