E. C. Piton - Pèlerinages et Voyages Pittoresques en Orient - 1835

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First edition, 1835, by E. C. Piton in French, a 305 page travelogue with a frontispiece and two copper plates in a leather binding, covering voyages from Mecca to Peking and Palestine to India.

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A very RARE and beautiful and uncommon book..."Pèlerinages & Voyages Pittoresques en Orient. Publiés D'après Les Relations De Buckingham, Burckhardt, Fraser, Finlayson" published in 1835 written by E. C. Piton...
Frontispiece engraving, title vignette, 2 copper plates. one with a loss on a margin-see photo.
Contents are:
– Pelerinages a la Mecque, Isle Celebes, Islaes Moulouques.
– Voyage en Perse, pilgrimage in Medine, Malacca, Isle de l’Inde, Palestine and Syria.
– Voyage from Aleppo to Baghdad.
– Voyage to Peking.
– Excursions in the Indian Ocean from the source of the Ganges
Externally wear around edges and corners, shelfwear-see photos, marbled endpapers, inside scattered stains/foxing/offsetting but text readable. Tiny sign of ancient wormhole on upper part of pages from around page 240 to the end not affecting text-see photos
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A very RARE and beautiful and uncommon book..."Pèlerinages & Voyages Pittoresques en Orient. Publiés D'après Les Relations De Buckingham, Burckhardt, Fraser, Finlayson" published in 1835 written by E. C. Piton...
Frontispiece engraving, title vignette, 2 copper plates. one with a loss on a margin-see photo.
Contents are:
– Pelerinages a la Mecque, Isle Celebes, Islaes Moulouques.
– Voyage en Perse, pilgrimage in Medine, Malacca, Isle de l’Inde, Palestine and Syria.
– Voyage from Aleppo to Baghdad.
– Voyage to Peking.
– Excursions in the Indian Ocean from the source of the Ganges
Externally wear around edges and corners, shelfwear-see photos, marbled endpapers, inside scattered stains/foxing/offsetting but text readable. Tiny sign of ancient wormhole on upper part of pages from around page 240 to the end not affecting text-see photos
Scarce

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Africa, Geography, History, Travels
Book Title
Pèlerinages et Voyages Pittoresques en Orient
Author/ Illustrator
E. C. Piton
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1835
Height
17 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
10.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Paris
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
305
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