Volney, Constantin-François Chasseboeuf de... - Lot 138 - Crait + Müller

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Volney, Constantin-François Chasseboeuf de... - Lot 138 - Crait + Müller
Volney, Constantin-François Chasseboeuf de la Giraudais, Count. - Journey in Syria and Egypt during the years 1783, 84 and 84. Fourth edition. Paris, Courcier, 1807. 2 vol. in-8, full granite calf, framing scroll, spine decorated - Small spalls on the boards - X-487 pp., 2 maps and 2 folding plates; 492 pp., 1 map and 3 folding plates. Also included : Les Ruines ou méditation sur les révolutions des empires, fifth edition. Paris, Veuve Courcier, 1817. 1 vol. in-8, bound as above - Small spalls on the lower cover and damaged spine - VIII-367 pp. Frontispiece and 2 folding maps. In 1798, when Bonaparte's expedition arrived in Egypt, scholars recognized in Volney an exact and enlightened observer and a sure guide, the only one who never deceived them.
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