Lot 446 
446
Aubry de la Motraye
Voyages en Europe, Asie & Afrique, 2 Bde., 1727.
Estimation:
€ 800 / $ 856 Résultat:
€ 809 / $ 865 ( frais d'adjudication compris)
Cox I, 78. - Blackmer Coll. 946. - Tobler 116. - Lipperheide Cl 6. - Erste französische Ausgabe, die engl. Orig.-Ausgabe erschien 1723. - "This important work describes La Mottraye's travels over a 26-year period which took him through Northern Europe to Tartary and the Levant. The plates are of particular interest and include many signed by Hogarth which form part of his early work. They illustrate antiquties, objets d'art, and scenes of the eastern life. Especially interesting is a plate showing a dance at a Greed wedding, with each member of the party dressed in a different costume." (Blackmer) - Fehlen die Taf. XIV und XXII in Bd. 1. - Tlw. gleichmäßig schwach gebräunt, wenige Bll. leicht fleckig, 1 Bd. gegen Ende mit geringem Wasserrand im Kopfsteg, Titel, Vortitel und letztes Bl. mit kl. Sammlerstempel. Einbd. stark beschabt und bestoßen. Innen insges. sauberes und breitrandiges Exemplar.First French edition. 2 vols. With 2 engr. titles, 2 engr. title-vignettes and 49 (of 51) partly folding copperplates and maps. Contemp. calf. - Slight even browning in places, few leaves slightly stained, 1 vol. at end minim. waterstained in upper margin; small collector's stamp to title and last leaf. Binding strongly rubbed and bumped. Else inside clean and broadmargined copy.
446
Aubry de la Motraye
Voyages en Europe, Asie & Afrique, 2 Bde., 1727.
Estimation:
€ 800 / $ 856 Résultat:
€ 809 / $ 865 ( frais d'adjudication compris)