The history of Persia by John Stevens

PERSIA. STEVENS, JOHN. The history of Persia. Containing, the lives and memorable actions of its kings..., an exact description of all its dominions, a curious account of India, China, Tartary, Kermon, Arabia, Nixabur and the island of Ceylon and Timor... The Persian history written in Arabick, by Mirkond,... that of Ormuz, by Torunxa,... translated into Spanish,... and now render´d into English. London (J. Brown) 1715.
8vo. (16), 1-416 pp. Engraved frontispiece.
Contemporary full calf, blindtooled covers, worn and with split joints, spine in compartments. Some browning and staining. Signature of C. F. Palmstierna.

A translation of a work published in 1610 by Pedro Teixeira, a Portugese traveller, which was a summary of a Persian 15th century text.
Stevens helped to make Persia better known to Europe with his work.