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2 volumes, 4to (285 x 212 mm) XXIV, 453 pp., 9 nn.ll., 10 engraved plates for volume I; 2 nn.ll., VIII, 537 pp., 1 nn.l., 20 engraved plates for volume II. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, red edges (hinges and corners expertly restored).
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Atabey, 534; Blackmer, 762 (second edition only); Cohen, 465 (for the first issue).
First edition of this interesting work on Turkey (volume one in first, volume two in second issue).
“The first edition of this work appeared in Paris; volume I was published by Coustelier in 1746, and volume II was published by Merigot an Piget in 1747. At the same time they re-issued volume I with their own imprint, and they either gave permission to Pierre Mortier of Amsterdam to sell the work with his own name attached to it, or he pirated the work by buying up original sheets and providing new title-pages” (Blackmer).
The 30 very fine plates engraved by Duflos include two folding depicting the Bosporus and the Harem in Constantinople.
“Guer did not travel in the Levant; the text of the work is compiled from Grelot, Busbecq, Belon, Rycaut, Maillet, etc. His Turkish work is of considerable interest for its plates, which were engraved by Duflos after designs by Boucher and Hallé and which consist of views and scenes illustrating Turkish characters and costumes. They also include a folding double-page panorama of Constantinople. These plates are particularly charming” (Blackmer).
Good copy, from the collection of Georges Bourdon (book plate).
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