- 54
[Arvieux, Laurent d']
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- Voyage fait par ordre du Roy Louis XIV dans la Palestine, vers le Grand Emir, chef des Princes Arabes du Desert, connus sous le nom de Bedoüins, ou d'Arabes Scenites. Paris: Andre Cailleau, 1717
- Paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 parts in one volume, 8vo (166 x 92mm.), folding map, 7 engraved plates (4 folding), contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, folding maps and plates with tears, minor browning and staining, slightly rubbed with joints starting
Provenance
Col. Samuel Barrett Miles (1838-1914), political agent in the Persian Gulf, his signature on preliminary blank; Bath Public Reference Library, bookplate and blindstamps
Literature
Atabey 38; Blackmer 50
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
From the library of Colonel Barrett Miles (see footnote). This copy has 3 plates and a map further to the four plates usually cited (cf. Atabey and Blackmer).
"The first part of this work is an account of d'Arvieux's mission to the Arabs of Mt. Carmel in 1664, together with a general discussion of the customs of the nomadic Arabs. The second part, Description Générale de l'Arabie, has been translated for the first time into French by the editor La Roque from the Arabic of Ismael Abulfeda" (Blackmer).
Laurent d'Arvieux (1635-1702) was a French traveller and diplomat; his relation to the Middle East began as a merchant in the Ottoman port of Smyrna, before undertaking a journey through the Levant in 1658.