ID 1028465
Lot 164 | A description of the East [with] Inscriptionum antiquarum, London, 1743-52, 4 vols, presentation copies
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
i. A description of the East and some other countries. London: printed by W. Bowyer for the author, 1743-1745. 178 engraved plates, plans, and maps (some folding)
ii. Inscriptionum antiquarum Graec. et Latin. London, 1752
Uniformly bound in mottled calf, spines gilt, some spotting and browning, spines slightly worn, a good set
Volume 1 of A Description of the East is devoted to Egypt; volume 2 to Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, Crete, the Greek islands, Asia Minor, Thrace, Greece and other parts of Europe.
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