THIS VOLUME ONLY. RARE critical edition of the original Persian text with German translation of a history book written by the historian Wassaf or Vassaf (1299-1323), a 14th-century Persian historian of the Ilkhanate, a native of Shiraz who worked as a tax administrator in Fars during the reigns of Ghazan Mahmud and Öljaitü. His history was conceived as a continuation of Ata-Malik Juvayni (Juwayni), whose account of the rise of the Mongol Empire ended in 1257. Contains the original Persian text, German translation, an extensive introduction and indices. 225x150mm. [XXI] + [III] + [275] + [295] + [41] pages. Softcover. Cover corners bumped/wrinkled. Spine wrinkled. Many pages upper corner bumped, few pages bottom corner slightly bumped. Else in good condition.