Nouveau voyage d'Italie, fait en l'annee 1688. Avec un memoire contenant des avis utiles a ceux qui voudront faire le mesme voyage

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Lot #156Nouveau voyage d'Italie, fait en l'annee 1688. Avec un memoire contenant des avis utiles a ceux qui voudront faire le mesme voyage

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Title:

Nouveau voyage d'Italie, fait en l'annee 1688. Avec un memoire contenant des avis utiles a ceux qui voudront faire le mesme voyage

Author:

[Misson, Francois Maximilien]

Place Published:

A La Haye

Publisher:

Chez Henri van Bulderen

Date Published:

1691-94

Description:

2 volumes: [18], 319, [18]; 352, [28] pp. *12, A-O12, P1. A-Q12 (Q11, 12 blank). With copper-engraved title-page, woodcut printer's device on title-pages and last pages, 54 copper-engraved plates (30 are folding); woodcut initials headpieces and tailpieces, indices. 5¾x3½, 18th century gilt-stamped full tree calf, raised bands. Vol. I first edition; Vol. II second edition.

Bellani (later editions only); Goldsmiths M1141; Graesse 4:551 (later editions only).

Condition:

Volume I frontispiece perished, added title-page chipped at upper right and lower left corners, mounted on later paper, printed title-page trimmed close touching 2 letters at fore-edge and partial date loss at bottom, small chip to bottom corner of first 8 leaves (touching catchword of one leaf), *11-12 lacking (apparently, never bound in), fore-edge of I8 insect-eaten (some letters lost), tear to a leaf, 3 plates split along fold, volume II a leaf torn and hinges cracked; else good.

Item#:

188322

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Nouveau voyage d'Italie, fait en l'annee 1688
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Sale 373: Travel - Exploration - Maps - Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent (#373) 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST Closed Starts Ending 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST

Lot #156Nouveau voyage d'Italie, fait en l'annee 1688. Avec un memoire contenant des avis utiles a ceux qui voudront faire le mesme voyage

Sale 373: Travel - Exploration - Maps - Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent (#373) 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST Closed Starts Ending 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST

Sale 373: Travel - Exploration - Maps - Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent (#373) 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST

Sale 373: Travel - Exploration - Maps - Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent (#373) 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 02/14/2008 1:00 PM PST