Minor scuffs to the full dark brown calf binding estimated to be early 20th Century. Raised bands and new title and author labels on the spine. Hinges solid and nice marbled endpapers Inside, some browning as is usual for this book. First (and only) edition in English, translated from the French by John Savage. The author was sent to Persia to work in a Catholic Mission in 1683 where he mastered Armenian, Turkish and Persian. Errata sheet at page 190, before the table of contents. SCARCE, only 4 copies auctioned in U.S. and U.K. since 1999.