A View of the Levant: particularly of Constantinople, Syria, Egypt, and Greece
by PERRY Charles
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About This Item
Very rare first edition. Printed for T. Woodward; C. Davis and J. Shuckburgh, London, 1743. Folio, xviii, [8], 524, [4] pages, 8-page list of subscribers, 33 engravings on 20 plates by George Bickham Jr. Gap in pagination (441-48) as issued. Text and plates complete. Contemporary full calf with with six raised bands, slightly scratched mostly on back board, otherwise a magnificent copy. From the library of Egyptologist Charles Van Siclen III (VSX). Language: English. This book ships from the USA, shipping costs will be updated accordingly (TXR). Relevant subjects: Egypt: Travelers & Egyptologists.
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- A View of the Levant: particularly of Constantinople, Syria, Egypt, and Greece
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- PERRY Charles
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- Calf
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- Raised Band(s)
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