LANGLÈS Mathieu
ENHANCED WITH PERIOD COLORS
Portable collection of voyages translated from various oriental and European languages
Complete collection in 5 volumes:
- Voyage de l'Inde à la Mekke, par A'bdoûl-Kérym, favori de Tahmas-Qouly-Khân, extrait et traduit de la version anglaise de ses mémoires, avec des notes géographiques, littéraires etc. par L. Langlès, Conservateur des Mss. Orient. of the Bibliothèque nationale
Paris, de l'imprimerie de Crapelet, An V, 1797, XXXII-246 pp. front. and 1 pl.
- Voyages de la Perse dans l'Inde et du Bengal en Perse avec une notice sur les Révolutions de la Perse, un mémoire historique sur Persepolis...,
Paris, de l'imprimerie de Crapelet, An VI, 2 vols, CXXXI-142 pp. front ; (2)ff. 268 pp. front.
- Voyage pittoresque de l'Inde fait dans les années 1780-1783 by Mr. William Hodges
Paris, de l'imprimerie de Delance, An XIII, 1805, 2 vols, (1)f., XXVII-222 pp. front. and 11 pl. of which 1 folding; (1)f., 252 pp. 4 pl.
Contemporary full green calf. Smooth spine decorated with gilt fleurons. Red morocco title-pieces. Boards decorated with a large octagonal medallion in orange-red calf, a cold roulette and a double gilt fillet. Gilt fillet running along the edges. All edges gilt. Minor rubbing to spine ends, headpieces and corners, spine lightened.
This handsome set is illustrated with 20 plates, all colored at the time.
A charming and uncommon edition in a rare strictly period binding.
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