[CHARDIN, Jean]. - Lot 202

[CHARDIN, Jean]. Le Couronnement de Soleïmaan troisième roy de Perse, et ce qui s'est passé de plus mémorable dans les deux premiers années de son règne. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1671. Small in-12, (35)-460 pp. 19th-century half cherry calf, spine with false-nerves underlined by cold fillets and decorated with gilt fillets and dotted lines, gilt title, gilt date at foot (spine slightly browned, tiny scattered brown spots). First edition in a binding signed by Boersch. First book written by the merchant traveler and jeweler Jean Chardin (1643-1713) about his stay in Persia and dedicated to the coronation celebration of Safi II, known as Soleiman III, son and successor of Shah Abbas II of Persia, which Chardin personally attended in 1669. "Imbued with a keen sense of observation and considered by specialists to be an important historical source on Persian culture and civilization of the time, Chardin's Voyages are still of considerable interest today". Finely illustrated with a copper-engraved title-frontispiece in black, 3 bandeau etchings (oriental or symbolic scenes), 3 large historiated or ornamented initials and a FEDELE cul-de-lampe, finely engraved in black, historiated or ornamented initials engraved in black. Early 19th century handwritten bibliographical note on one endpaper. Chadenat, 5184. [Perse].