[Rarebooks] FS: Clarke's TRAVELS, 1816-1824, 11 volumes with 25 folding maps and 17 plates
Charles Agvent
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Fri Jul 23 13:23:01 EDT 2010
From our most recent internet catalog which can be seen at
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CLARKE, E. D. (Edward Daniel). TRAVELS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES OF EUROPE
ASIA AND AFRICA. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies , 1816-1824. Fourth
Edition. Eleven volumes bound in contemporary full polished light purple
calf with blind and gilt-decorated spines, all edges marbled; octavo
(5-1/4" x 8-3/4"). Complete with a frontispiece, 25 folding maps (some
quite large), and 17 plates (11 folding). With THE LIFE AND REMAINS OF
EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE PROFESSOR OF MINERALOGY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF
CAMBRIDGE by the Rev. William Otter, London: George Cowie and Co., 1825,
in two volumes in matching bindings. Countries traveled include Russia,
Tartary, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, the Holy Land, and Scandinavia. With a
supplement of the author's journey from Constantinople to Vienna
containing an account of the Gold Mines of Transylvania and Hungary.
Total of thirteen volumes with the bookplate of Stowe Library on the
front pastedown of each volume. Minor rubbing, covers tight. Handsome,
Near Fine set. $3,000.00
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