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Suite du voyage de Mr de Thevenot au Levant : dans laquelle après plusieurs remarques très singulières sur des particularitez de l'Egypte, de la Syrie, de la Mésopotamie, de l'Euphrate et du Tigre, il est traité de la Perse... (volume 3 only).
by Thevenot, [Jean de]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, light dampstain to the last 3 leaves, bookplate of Colonel Constant dated 1732 to pastedown, otherwise clean and tigh
- Seller
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Amsterdam.: Michel Charles le Cene., 1727. 3rd Edition.. Contemporary half brown leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title, red speckled edges.. Very good, light dampstain to the last 3 leaves, bookplate of Colonel Constant dated 1732 to pastedown, otherwise clean and tight.. 12mo.. French text. This is the third volume of the 5 volume set detailing the Levantine travels of Thevenot. weight: 0.8 lb. Engraved half-title frontis, 14 engraved plates, 5 folding, title page printed in red and black.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 291261
- Title
- Suite du voyage de Mr de Thevenot au Levant : dans laquelle après plusieurs remarques très singulières sur des particularitez de l'Egypte, de la Syrie, de la Mésopotamie, de l'Euphrate et du Tigre, il est traité de la Perse... (volume 3 only).
- Author
- Thevenot, [Jean de]
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half brown leather over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title, red speckled edges.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, light dampstain to the last 3 leaves, bookplate of Colonel Constant dated 1732 to pastedown, otherwise clean and tigh
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michel Charles le Cene.
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam.
- Date Published
- 1727
- Pages
- [44], 414 pp.
- Size
- 12mo.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel;
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Title Page
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- 12mo
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- Bookplate
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