Jean de. A Voyage to Arabia Foelix through the Eastern Ocean and the Streights of the Red-Sea, being the First made by the French in the Years 1708, 1709 and 1710. Together with a particular Account o

by LA ROQUE

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Including an early Account of the Coffee Trade LA ROQUE, Jean de. A Voyage to Arabia Foelix through the Eastern Ocean and the Streights of the Red-Sea, being the First made by the French in the Years 1708, 1709 and 1710. Together with a particular Account of a Journey from Mocha to Muab, or Mowahib, the Court of the King of Yaman, in their Second Expedition, in the Years 1711, 1712, and 1713. Also a Narrative concerning the Tree and Fruit of Coffee. Collected from the Observations of those who made the last Voyage; and an Historical Treatise of the Original and Progress of Coffee, both in Asia and Europe. Translated from the French. To which is added, an Account of the Captivity of Sir Henry Middleton at Mokha, by the Turks, in the Year 1612; and his Journey from thence to Zenan, or Sanaa, the Capital of the Kingdom of Yaman, with some Additions, particularly relating to that Country and the Red-Sea. London: printed for E. Symon, over-against the Royal-Exchange, in Cornhill. 1732. 8vo. Contemporary panelled calf with renewed spine, gilt supralibros of John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu (1689-1749) to covers, mid 20th-century restorations with cloth re-enforcement to inner hinges and wear to extremities; pp. [4], xvi, 372, two engraved folding plates, ornamental initials, woodcut head- and tail-pieces; internally a very good copy, complete with initial approbation leaf; contemporary Ditton Park bookplate inside front cover, ownership inscription of Henry St John Basil Armitage,

• Binding: Hardcover

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