A description of the East and some other countries

by Richard Pococke

$9,500 · Offered by Rootenberg Rare Books

First edition

London: W. Bowyer, 1743-45. Folio. 3 volumes in two. iii -ii-vi- viii , 310; ii -iii-xi, i , 268; ii -iii-vii, i , 308 pp. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated title to each volume, finely engraved vignette on dedication page of volume I, dedication plate in volume II. Errata precedes text for each work. With a total of 178 numbered plates excluding number 33, which was never issued , several of which are folding. As in other

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