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MAYER, Luigi. Views in Egypt, Palestine, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire. London: by Thomas Bensley, for R. Bowyer, 1804-1805-1804-1803 [watermarked 1801].
3 parts in one volume, large 2° (470 x 330mm.). Printed general title and four part-titles including French title to part 3, 96 (48,24,24) hand-coloured aquatint plates after Mayer (a few plate marks cropped, lacking portrait). Contemporary russia gilt (neatly rebacked preserving original gilt backstrip with sphinx tool), bookplates of Thomas Courtnay Warner.
Abbey Travel 369; Colas 2081/2020/2021; Blackmer 1097/1099/1098. All with title to the first part Views in Egypt dated 1801, whereas in this copy it is dated 1805.
3 parts in one volume, large 2° (470 x 330mm.). Printed general title and four part-titles including French title to part 3, 96 (48,24,24) hand-coloured aquatint plates after Mayer (a few plate marks cropped, lacking portrait). Contemporary russia gilt (neatly rebacked preserving original gilt backstrip with sphinx tool), bookplates of Thomas Courtnay Warner.
Abbey Travel 369; Colas 2081/2020/2021; Blackmer 1097/1099/1098. All with title to the first part Views in Egypt dated 1801, whereas in this copy it is dated 1805.