TAVERNIER (Jean-Baptiste). Les Six voyage de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Ecuyer Baron d'Aubonne, en Turquie, en Perse et aux Indes. Suivant la copie imprimée à Paris, s.n., 1678. 2 volumes in-12, edition illustrated with an engraved title showing Tavernier selecting precious stones, 18 plates out of text, most of them folded, and 2 maps. A fine edition of the famous voyages of Tavernier, who visited Persia 6 times between 1638 and 1668, and traveled in Mongolia, India and China. Tavernier accurately describes the routes and countries he crossed. He brought back precious stones from his travels, which were purchased by Louis XIV, who conferred on him a title of nobility for services rendered to French trade in the Indies. "This is the most valuable and complete of the Dutch reprints of these voyages" (Willems 1937). Bound in full posterior red chagrin, spine with 4 raised bands, gilt title and tomaison, all edges gilt. Ex-libris Mens Flegit Nescia. (copy incomplete of several plates, without the third volume of relations published in 1681 and often included with the set). Expert : Mr Nicolas Asvisio - nicolas.asvisio@gmail.com - 06 47 79 88 52