A Voyage into the Levant: Perform'd by command of the late French King. Containing the ancient and modern state of the islands of the Archipelago; [. . .] Illustrated with Full Descriptions [. . .] and several Observations in Natural History. (Vol. II)

Tournefort (Josephe Pitton de)

Editore: D. Midwinter, R. Ware, C. Rivington, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, R. Hett, C. Hitch, S. Austen, J. Wood, C. Woodward, J. and H. Pemberton, London, 1741

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Volume 2 (only), quarter-leather binding with marbed sides, raised bands and gilt to spine, maps, b&w plates, including 2 folding city plans, pp (vi), 390, new endpapers. Binding by Cottage Bindery of Bath. Previous owner's small ink stamp blank prelim page, p. 1, p. 101, otherwise very clean including plates. Near-fine condition. Volume 2 of 2. Travels of the French botanist in Greece, Constatinople, the coasts of the Black Sea, Armenia, and Georgia, first published in 1718. Beautifully illustrated with engraved plates of plants, animals, cities and people. Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656 - 1708) is noted for producing a system of plant classification and nomenclature in the 1690s. Codice articolo 101309

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Titolo: A Voyage into the Levant: Perform'd by ...

Casa editrice: D. Midwinter, R. Ware, C. Rivington, A. Ward, J. and P. Knapton, T. Longman, R. Hett, C. Hitch, S. Austen, J. Wood, C. Woodward, J. and H. Pemberton, London

Data di pubblicazione: 1741

Legatura: Quarter leather