PICAULT, Ch. - Lot 231

PICAULT, Ch. Histoire des révolutions de Perse, pendant la durée du dix-huitième siècle de l'ère chrétienne; précédée d'un abrégé de tout ce qui s'est passé de remarquable dans cet Empire. Paris, Egron, Nicolle, Lenormant, 1810. 2 volumes in-8, X-404 pp. ; [4]-479-[1] pp. Contemporary speckled havana half-basin, smooth spine decorated with gilt scrolls, gilt fire-pots, gilt scrolls, title-pieces, gilt title, cold fillet framing the boards, red speckled edges (some soiling at the beginning and end of the volumes, some leaves slightly browned, handwritten annotations on pages 42, 283 and 411 of volume 2, 3 torn corners pp. 237, 239, 339; binding a little rubbed). In his foreword, the author notes of the Persians and the conflicts that pitted them against other civilizations: "They are still recovering. We never succeeded in bringing them down to the point where they ceased to be formidable to their masters. ... It seems that Persia's destiny is to alternate perpetually between greatness and humiliation, unprecedented setbacks and unqualified success." Chadenat, 3023: "Highly esteemed work"; Monglond, VIII, 1086; Hage Chahine, 3701. [Persia].