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PITTON DE TOURNEFORT, Joseph. A Voyage into the Levant. Translated from the French by John Ozell. London: for D. Browne, A. Bell, J. Darby and others, 1718.
2 volumes, 4° (195 x 250mm). Engraved folding map by John Senex, 152 engraved plates views, maps, local costumes, flora and fauna, 5 folding. (Occasional offsetting onto plates, some spotting and browning.) Contemporary speckled calf (rebacked, old spine laid down). Provenance: Trinity House (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, containing the map of the archipelago not included in the original French edition. Nissen ZBI 4156; Hunt 445. (2)
2 volumes, 4° (195 x 250mm). Engraved folding map by John Senex, 152 engraved plates views, maps, local costumes, flora and fauna, 5 folding. (Occasional offsetting onto plates, some spotting and browning.) Contemporary speckled calf (rebacked, old spine laid down). Provenance: Trinity House (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, containing the map of the archipelago not included in the original French edition. Nissen ZBI 4156; Hunt 445. (2)