The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East-Indies, the first volume, containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, The coronation of this present King of Persia, Solyman the Third

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  • The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East-Indies, the first volume, containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan. To which is added, The coronation of this present King of Persia, Solyman the Third
  • Voyage de Paris `a Ispahan
  • Coronation of Solyman III. the present King of Persia
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Imprint
London: printed for Moses Pitt in Duke-Street Westminster, 1686.
Added name
Chardin, John, Sir, 1643-1713. Couronnement de Soleiman troisi`eme.; Logan, David, active 1645-1671, engraver.
Publication year
1686
ESTC No.
R12885
Grub Street ID
61031
Description
[14], 264, 331-417, [9], 154, [6] p., [19] leaves of plates (most foldled) : ill., port. ; 2°.
Note
Published in English and French concurrently in 1686 as (pt. 1) of the Travels. Three other volumes, with 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. (Cf. DNB)

With an additional title page engraved (plate)

With a title-page vignette

Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author (plate) signed: D: Loggan ad vivum sculp

"The coronation of Solyman III. the present King of Persia" (caption title) begins text and new pagination on 5A1r (caption title is *4). It is a translation of Chardin's "Le couronnement de Soleiman troisi`eme", first published in Paris in 1671

Title-page may be a cancel

Includes two indexes, one (*1-3) bound following part 1; the other (4U2-4) bound at the end.
Uncontrolled note
FONOTE blg engr. t.p. is part of pagination; and after the Index is a leaf with "Directions for the Book-binder for placing the Cuts."; pag.: [16], 264, 331-417, [11], 154, [6] p.; [18] leaves of plates (12 folded).In 300 note, correct "foldled" to "folded"; delete second 500 note?