Ange de Saint Joseph [i.e. Joseph Labrosse] (1636-1697).

folio (350 x 218mm.), [18], 18, 473, [39]pp., title-page printed in red and black, parallel Italian, Latin, French and Persian text, illustration: engraved frontispiece, woodcut device on title-page, woodcut initials and tail-pieces, binding: eighteenth-century calf, binding rubbed, a few tears on both covers 

For a detailed account of Labrosse, see A Chronicle of the Carmelites in Persia (London, 1939) ii, 794-798.

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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first edition. Ange de Saint Joseph, born Joseph Labrosse and of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, travelled to the East as a missionary in 1664, spending a decade in Persia and Arabia. The present work, written in Basra between 1664 and 1679, is an Italian-Latin-French dictionary with explanations in Persian. The author had previously published a Latin translation of a Persian pharmacopoeia at Paris in 1681.