VOLNEY, Député à L'Assemblée Nationale de 1789.-Livre Rare Book
Travels Through Syria and Egypt in the Years 1783 1784 and 1785. Vol. II
1787réf. 620600London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson 1787. Hardcover. Very Good. First English-language edition translated from the French. Volume II only of two. Octavo. iii ii-iv 1 2-500 16 index and errata pp. Illustrated with three fold-out engravings as called for: ruins of Palmyra in Syria following the table of contents "Plan of the Temple of the Sun at Balbec" between pages 232-3 and "View of the Square Court of the Temple of the Sun at Balbec" between pages 235-6. Later half polished leather and marbled papercovered boards spine in six compartments red and brown leather spine labels gilt page edges sprinkled. Owner name "James Robb New York 1863" on front fly. Binding rubbed and edgeworn text with occasional toning foxing and corner creases plates somewhat foxed with a bit of creasing and one small stain and one small marginal chip two instances of small relatively amateur paper repair in the margins title page and a leaf of the index index somewhat tanned and foxed a sound very good copy of the second volume of this highly respected 18th Century travelogue. Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson hardcover books
