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TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708). Relation d'un voyage du Levant. Lyons: Anisson et Posuel, 1717. 3 volumes, 8 (191 x 118mm). 153 engraved plates, plans and maps (6 folding). (The folding plate in vol. III almost torn in half at one fold, tear to the fold of the first folding plate in vol. I.) Contemporary French speckled calf, spines gilt, red morocco lettering-pieces (small chips to head of spine of vol. I, joints weak, corners slightly bumped). Provenance: D. Petytt, of Amiens (early ownership inscriptions).
TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708). Relation d'un voyage du Levant. Lyons: Anisson et Posuel, 1717. 3 volumes, 8 (191 x 118mm). 153 engraved plates, plans and maps (6 folding). (The folding plate in vol. III almost torn in half at one fold, tear to the fold of the first folding plate in vol. I.) Contemporary French speckled calf, spines gilt, red morocco lettering-pieces (small chips to head of spine of vol. I, joints weak, corners slightly bumped). Provenance: D. Petytt, of Amiens (early ownership inscriptions).

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TOURNEFORT, Joseph Pitton de (1656-1708). Relation d'un voyage du Levant. Lyons: Anisson et Posuel, 1717. 3 volumes, 8 (191 x 118mm). 153 engraved plates, plans and maps (6 folding). (The folding plate in vol. III almost torn in half at one fold, tear to the fold of the first folding plate in vol. I.) Contemporary French speckled calf, spines gilt, red morocco lettering-pieces (small chips to head of spine of vol. I, joints weak, corners slightly bumped). Provenance: D. Petytt, of Amiens (early ownership inscriptions).

A FINE SET OF THE SECOND EDITION. The first was published in the same year, in 4, in Paris. Cf. Brunet V, 903. (3)

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