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Pococke, Richard.
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- A Description of the East and some other countries. London: Printed for the author by W. Bowyer and sold by J. and P. Knapton [&c.], 1743-1745
- paper
First edition, 2 volumes (the second containing 2 parts), folio (410 x 246mm.), engraved vignettes on titles, dedication in volume 2 and 178 plates and maps, a few folding, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, [Atabey 965; Blackmer 1323; Cobham-Jeffery p.51; Hilmy II, p.124; Weber II, 513], some spotting and browning, folding map in vol.2 creased and with stain, binding somewhat worn
Catalogue Note
Pococke travelled in the eastern Mediterranean from 1737 to 1740. Volume 1 of this important and popular work is devoted to Egypt; volume 2 to Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, Crete, the Greek islands, Asia Minor, Thrace, Greece and other parts of Europe.