1689. GERVAISE Nicolas (1662-1729). Natural and... Lot 1

1689. GERVAISE Nicolas (1662-1729). Natural and political history of the kingdom of Siam. Divided into four parts. The first containing the situation, & the nature of the country. The second, the habits of the inhabitants, their laws and customs. The third, their Religion. The fourth, what concerns the King who reigns at present, & what there is of more particular in the Court of this Kingdom. [fleuron] / In Paris, at the Palais, Chez Etienne Ducastin, in the Gallerie des Prisonniers, at the Bon-Pasteur. - M.DC.LXXXIX [1689]. With privilege of the King. Volume bound in full leather in-4°, the title page in gilt letters, 324 pages + 1 table and errata. Height: 26 cm. (Some rubbing and scratches, stains and slight lacks) Provenance: copy having belonged to the Picardy family of Abbeville.