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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Travels Or Observations, Relating To Several Parts Of Barbary And The Levant (Volume Ii).

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London: Printed for A. Millar and W. Sandby, 1757. Second Edition. Quarto (26.5cm). Full sprinkled calf, spine divided into six compartments, each stamped in gilt, titled on brown spine label, floral gilt roll to board edges, textblock edges sprinkled red; plain endpapers; [xx],513,[1]pp; 37 plates, including 15 maps (9 folding) and 22 other plates (4 folding), 6 intaglio headpieces, 6 intaglio decorative initials, and occasional relief in-text diagrams. Lacking one plate (depicting the Lithostrotoum Praenestinum). Armorial bookplate of Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, with the motto of the Order of the Bath. Clean and sound, with light rubbing to board edges; one plate lacking; short tear to margin of leaf EQ2, about three leaves with marginal creases, but a charming, Very Good copy withal. Shaw (1694-1751) spent the 1720s as a chaplain in Algiers, from whence he visited Egypt, Sinai, Cyprus, the Holy Land, Tunis, Carthage, Tripoli, and Morocco. In 1738 he published the first edition of this massive… Read More

London: A Millar; W Sandby. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Hinges cracked and reinforced. 1757. Second Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 350mm x 240mm (14" x 9"). xviii, 514pp + plates & maps. 33 b/w plates (15 fold-out, 14 maps). .

1808 Thomas Shaw Travels Middle East Voyages Levant Egypt MAPS Jerusalem 2v SET
Thomas Shaw's 'Travels' is a rare, detailed 18th-century travel account of voyages in the Middle East. Shaw was a relatively unknown English voyager from Oxford; however, his book which described his observations has since become an important work in understanding North Africa and the Mediterranean. He provides detailed descriptions of Egypt, Libya, Israel and the Holy Land, as well as countries of the Levant.
This 1808 two-volume edition includes impressive, full-page engravings – illustrations depicting Egyptian mummies, architecture, geography, and, of course, folding maps. The illustrations supplement Shaw's studies on plants, birds, and animals.
According to Blackmer on Shaw,
"His work is valuable for its accurate descriptions of antiquities, geography & natural history he observed."
Lowndes notes of this work,
"These Travels have been universally esteemed, not only for their accuracy and fidelity, but on account of… Read More