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Pococke, Richard (1704-1765) A Description of the East, and Some other Countries, first edition, London: Printed for the author by W. Bowyer, 1743-45 image 1
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Pococke, Richard (1704-1765)
A Description of the East, and Some other Countries, first edition, London: Printed for the author by W. Bowyer, 1743-45

5 – 15 November 2022, 12:00 EST
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

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Pococke, Richard (1704-1765)

A Description of the East, and Some other Countries, first edition, 2 vols. [3 vols. bound as 2], folio, brown calf, blind-stamped and gilt-tooled, rebacked, title and volume numbers gilt to red and black labels on spine, marbled endpapers, marbled edges, 16 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.

Vol. I: Observations on Egypt. Vol. II, part I: Observations on Palaestine or the Holy Land, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, and Candia. Vol. II, Part II: Observations on the Islands of the Archipelago, Asia Minor, Thrace, Greece, and some other Parts of Europe. 178 engraved plates and maps, including fold-outs. Armorial bookplates of Sir Drummond Smith, Baronet.





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London: Printed for the author by W. Bowyer, 1743-45

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