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140 - [TRAVEL]. CHÉNIER (Louis de). HISTORICAL RESEARCHES ON THE M…
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[TRAVEL]. CHÉNIER (Louis de). HISTORICAL RESEARCHES ON THE MOORS, AND THE HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE OF MOROCCO. Paris: published by the author, Bailly, Royer, 1787. Three volumes in-8 in brown calfskin, with triple gilt fillet framing on the covers, decorated ribbed spine, title labels and volume numbers in red morocco (contemporary binding). One title label missing; leather missing at the foot of one volume; scuffing; small areas of leather missing and scuffs on the covers; paper missing from the top corner of pages 117/118 of vol. 1, without affecting the text. FIRST EDITION, illustrated with 3 fold-out MAPS with colour-highlighted borders. This work, which combines historical research with observations on the country, its institutions and its inhabitants, is an IMPORTANT SOURCE for understanding 18th-century Morocco, blending a historical perspective with the account of an observer settled in the country. ¶ Chadenat, 1281: ‘A highly sought-after work’. ENCLOSED: VIARDOT (Louis). HISTORY OF THE ARABS AND MOORS OF SPAIN. Paris, Pagnerre, 1851. Two volumes in 8½ format, in pale calfskin with corner pieces, decorated ribbed spine, garnet morocco title label, marbled edges (contemporary binding). One title label missing; one corner open; a tear (with no material loss) restored on the title page of volume 1; the first four folios of volume 1 are partly foxed; very scattered light foxing. NEW EDITION of this history of Muslim Spain, devoted to the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, the development of the Arab and Moorish kingdoms, and their eventual demise at the end of the Reconquista. Alongside the political and military narrative is an account of the civilisation of al-Andalus, its institutions, its literature and its arts. SET OF 2 VOLUMES.
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