Turkish or Persian, early 19th century, hand-tooled and gilt-decorated blue calf boards with central elongated medallion and flanking palmette design containing handscribed and illuminated text with annotations and marginalia in the same hand, one illuminated page, chapter headings, some fully annotated, 10-1/2 x 7 x 2-1/2 in. extensive wear to binding overall, missing spine, title board and envelope flap, missing colophon, extensive water stains, minor pest damage to back pages and leather binding. Provenance: Private Collection South Carolina extensive wear to binding overall, missing spine, title board and envelope flap, missing colophon, extensive water stains, minor pest damage to back pages and leather binding