Persian version of Voltaire’s Peter the Great sells at £14,000
This extraordinary Persian manuscript sold by Roseberys (26% buyer’s premium) is a translation of 'Voltaire’s Histoire de l’empire de Russie sous Pierre-le-Grand' and his 'Histoire de Charles XII, Roi du Suede'.
The text of these works (originally published in 1759 and 1731 respectively) was first translated …