Middle East.- Chardin (Sir John)Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia, 2 vol. only (all published), first edition in English, translated by Edmund Lloyd, titles in red and black, 7 engraved folding plates, vol. 1 title with small hole in text, abrasion marks to title versos where bookplates removed, titles with previous owner's ink signatures scored out, vol. 1 front free endpaper detached and loosely inserted, abrasion marks to front pastedowns where labels removed, vol. 1 with publisher's advertisements at end, scattered spotting and staining, contemporary boards, crudely rebacked with cloth, rubbed and worn, 8vo, for the Author; and sold by J. Smith 1720.
Middle East.- Chardin (Sir John)Sir John Chardin's Travels in Persia, 2 vol. only (all published), first edition in English, translated by Edmund Lloyd, titles in red and black, 7 engraved folding plates, vol. 1 title with small hole in text, abrasion marks to title versos where bookplates removed, titles with previous owner's ink signatures scored out, vol. 1 front free endpaper detached and loosely inserted, abrasion marks to front pastedowns where labels removed, vol. 1 with publisher's advertisements at end, scattered spotting and staining, contemporary boards, crudely rebacked with cloth, rubbed and worn, 8vo, for the Author; and sold by J. Smith 1720.
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