SHAW, Thomas.
Travels,
or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant.
Stock Code
101033
Oxford, printed at the Theatre, 1738
£2,000
Description
First edition, folio (35.5 x 23 cm. approx.), xv, [i], 442, [ii], 60, [viii], [ii], xvi, 112pp., title-page printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 11 engraved maps and plans (incl. 6 folding, 2 double-page), 1 prospect, 20 engraved plates on 17 leaves (3 leaves have plates on rectos and versos), one folding table and one page of engraved music, other illustrations in text; contemporary calf gilt mottled in red and black, spine gilt with golden fleece motif, title with two small holes in vignette, rebacked retaining original spine, an excellent example.
Bibliography
Blackmer 1533-1534; Hilmy II, 233; Gay 391; Ioannou II, 490; Nissen (ZBI), 3839; Tobler 123.
Stock ID:101033
