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Maître Jean Emmanuel PRUNIER

34 - [VOYAGES] Joseph PITTON DE TOURNEFORT - Relation d'un voyage…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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[VOYAGES] Joseph PITTON DE TOURNEFORT - Relation d'un voyage du levant fait par ordre du Roy (Report of a voyage to the east made by order of the King) By the Bruyset brothers, Lyon, 1727 - A good copy of this identical reprint of the 1717 Lyon edition. An important travel report by this eminent botanist in which he discusses metals, minerals and plants as well as remedies and the natural history of the region. Bound in full contemporary basane, 5-ribbed spine and red morocco titles and endpapers (one title-piece missing), snag at tail of third volume, minor defects to second volume. Illustrated with 153 engraved plates, including 6 fold-outs, showing types, costumes, tortures, fauna, botany, objects, views of towns, ships, maps and plans, a very valuable iconography, accompanied by a few small engraved vignettes in-text. In-8, (11f.) 379pp ; 448pp ; 404pp (29ff.)
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About the sale The Mirrors of Time-Sunday 28 June 2026
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Auction time 06/28/2026 at 2:00 PM
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