2 tomes en un vol. in-4 (25 x 19 cm), veau brun marbré, dos à nerfs orné (reliure de l’époque).

Édition originale française, illustrée de 33 planches hors-texte : cartes, plans, vues, botanique.

« Shaw was chaplain to the English factory at Algiers from 1720 to 1733. During this period he visited Egypt, Sinai, Palestine, Cyprus and most of North Africa. In 1740 he was elected Principal of Edmund Hall and later Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford. Shaw's Travels has been praised by Dibdin and others. It is especially esteemed for its botanical and zoological plates, in addition to information Shaw imparts on the antiquities, geology and geography of the areas he visited » (Leonora Navari).

Reliure épidermée, accrocs aux coiffes, mors frottés. Quelques rousseurs pâles.

Provenance

Ex-libris ancien non identifié (nef sur fond azuré).

Bibliographie

Gay, n° 391. Brunet, V, 362. Blackmer, n° 1536.