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178717572Paris: Chez Desenne & Chez Volland. Very Good. 1787. Seconde Edition Revue et Corrogee. Hardcover. The second edition reviewed & corrected published in 1787 the same year as the first edition Two volumes bound with vellum spines over decorative boards with 4 spine bands & black lettering. Marbled endpapers. Deckle page edges. xvi I383pp viii 458pp 4 llustrated with 2 fold-out maps and 3 fold-out plates 2 engravings & 1 plan. Hinges and text are tight clean & intact. The book chronicles the cultures history and languages of the areas Volney visited. Armorial bookplate of W. Arthur Jeffery: motto "supra spem spero". French text. Middle East Syria Egypt. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 821 pages . Chez Desenne & Chez Volland hardcover
178784167Paris 1787. 1st ed. in octavo. Hardcover. Fair. 2 vols. 2 folding maps plan and 2 folding plates ix 10-14 2 383 6 2 458 4p. Mismatched bindings Vol. 1 in a modern Greek quarterbinding; Vol. 2 in worn old leather. 20cm. Circular "Hoyt Public Library" stamp at base of both title-pages. Vol. 1 Tome Premier is sound and attractive with both maps still crisp and unworn. Vol. 2 Tome Seconde is quite worn binding heavily worn; joints splitting; the folding plate of the Temple at Baalbek is split at one of the folds and has remnants of yellowed tape along that fold to repair the split; Binding is almost completely split between pages 222 and 223. French text. The half-titles were not preserved in these volumes but this set is otherwise complete. This first edition was also published in a seldom seen larger format about 26cm. quarto edition. hardcover
1821160633Paris: Bossange Frères 1821. With autograph material by the author First complete collected works. Bound into this set are five letters by Volney including one dated only a week before his death addressed to his friend Colonel Pierre Jacotin the head geographer responsible for all mapping operations during Bonaparte's Egyptian campaign. The letters underscore Volney's keen engagement with the contemporary discourse surrounding the geography of the Arabian Peninsula Egypt and the Levant. Jacotin met Volney in Corsica in the 1790s while working as a cadastral mapper. His conversations with Volney - who had travelled extensively to Egypt and Syria - eventually inspired him to pursue a career in Egypt where he was later assigned as military cartographer to the Napoleonic expedition. Jacotin's account of the cartographic survey work conducted in the area later formed the basis of the monumental Description de l'Égypte. Bound in at the beginning of the first volume are three letters sent by Volney to Jacotin from Paris respectively dated 20 March 11 April and 17 April 1820 Volney died on 25 April. A fourth letter at the end of vol. IV is dated 24 October. In the first letter Volney apologises for not having been able to receive Jacotin who had come to visit him the day before due to a bad fever. In the others Volney asks Jacotin for help and advice with preparing the plates specifically the maps for an English edition of his Ruines which "a bookseller" had asked him permission to publish; he also points out misspellings appearing in earlier states of the plates for example correcting toponyms in the Arabian Peninsula. No details are given concerning the edition in question. The first translation of the Ruins appeared in 1792 and was followed by numerous others. Further manuscript pages in Volney's hand are tipped into the first volume with a note gifting them to Jacotin. These contain an extract from an anonymous article published on 1 July 1819 in The Monthly Magazine London with the title "Account of Newly-Discovered Antiquities in Arabia Petraea Derived from the Personal Inspection of a Recent British Traveler". The traveller was William John Bankes 1786-1855 and the article is concerned with the projected publication of his voyage. Bankes travelled from Jerusalem to Wadi Musa passing through Kerak Castle Mount Hor and Petra; he describes the ancient Roman ruins that he saw during the trip and recounts sojourning with the Bedouin transcribing a Bedouin love song. Volney translates part of the article into French and adds his own comments and questions. A philosopher and orientalist Volney 1757-1820 wrote extensively on history religion politics and linguistics. His major works include Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte published in 1787 which had a profound impact on the Western view of the region and inspired Napoleon to undertake his invasion of Egypt in 1798 and Les Ruines 1791 a philosophical treatise on the history of social political and religious institutions and the rise and fall of empires. According to the distinguished American historian Ussama Makdisi holder of the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies at Rice University Volney's Voyage en Égypte et en Syrie "was simply the first of the great works of modern travel writing and description. Volney was a man of the Enlightenment. His work was suffused with its vocabulary and his humanism motivated him to travel to Asia to better understand the nature of 'despotism' under which his native France laboured" Makdisi p. 17. 8 vols octavo 204 x 123 mm. With 40 engraved plates many folding including portrait of author tables and maps. Contemporary quarter calf smooth spines divided by gilt fillets gilt and black ornaments in compartments black calf labels marbled boards endpapers and sides black silk bookmarkers. Embossed library stamp lettered "Ct Perret Havre" on front free endpaper of vol. I perhaps Auguste Perret 1874-1954 French architect active in Le Havre. Extremities rubbed couple of small chips short superficial splits at foot of front joints of vols. V and VIII remaining firm patches of stripping to leather of vols II and III occasional light foxing to contents faint damp stain to lower margin of final leaves and folding plates of first 5 vols otherwise generally bright and clean. A very good set. Ussama Makdisi The Culture of Sectarianism: Community History and Violence in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Lebanon 2000. hardcover
17872649A PARIS. VOLLAND, LIBRAIRE. DESENNE, LIBRAIRE. 1787 2 VOLUMES IN-8 (13,5 X 20 X 6,5 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE 14 + (2) + 383 ET 6 + (2) + 458 + (3) PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE PLEIN VEAU HAVANE, DOS A CINQ NERFS ORNE DE CAISSONS A FLEURONS DORES, TITRE DORE SUR ETIQUETTE MAROQUIN VERT, FILET DORE SUR COUPES, TRANCHES MOUCHETEES ROUGES. ILLUSTRE DE DEUX CARTES, UN PLAN ET 2 VUES REPLIES HORS TEXTE. EDITION ORIGINALE (CHADENAT. 720). PETITS DEFAUTS EXTERIEURS SANS AUCUNE GRAVITE, SINON BEL EXEMPLAIRE.
12204"1 vol. in-18 rel. demi-chagrin rouge, dos lisse, nerfs en creux, filets dorés, titre doré, 1 f. nchf (faux-titre) + un portrait frontispice + 1 f. nchf. (Faux-Titre avec sa vignette gravé) + VII + 383 p. planche gravée en regard du texte d'ouverture ""invocation"" + deux planches in fine mappemonde et zodiaque, rousseurs éparses, très bon état complet."
3676Paris, Bossange Frères, Libraires, 1822. In-18 (13 cm) vii, (1), 383, (1) pages, illustré d'un frontispice portrait, d'un faux-titre gravé et d'une planche dessinés par A. Desenne et gravés par I. R. West et de deux cartes dépliantes par Pierre Tardieu. Reliure d'époque demi-veau bleu-vert, dos lisse orné en long de fers romantiques et de filets dorés, plats marbrés bleu ombré, tranches marbrées. Très bel état, sauf une petite épidermure au pied du plat inférieur. Intérieur de grande fraîcheur. Nom d'un ancien proprio sur la garde. Ex-libris de Miss V. D. Buddicom Penbedw. Cf. : Quérard X, 274.
1841125247Paris, Lebigre frères 1841 In-8 24 x 14,5 cm. Reliure de l’époque demi-basane havane, dos lisse orné de fers rocailles dorés, XLIX-495 pp., portrait de Volney en frontispice, 2 planches repliées, table. Plats de couverture restaurés amateur, rousseurs marginales. En l’état.
179863341798 Paris, Dugour et Durand, an VII (1798). Complet en 2 vol. in-8 reliés: 12.5 x 19.5 cm, I/ 1f. extrait loi du 19 juillet 1793, faux-titre, titre, 10p. davis éditeur et préface, 478p. de texte, 4 pl. grav. dépliantes. II/ faux-titre, titre, 452p., 4 pl. grav. dépliantes. Reliés en veau marbré de l'époque. Dos lisses avec titre, tomaison, filets et fleurons dorés. Tranches rouges. Reliures frottés, manques aux coiffes et coins émoussées (prix en conséquence). En revanche l'intérieur est en excellent état, les planches fraîches et propres.
1787620600London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson 1787. Hardcover. Very Good. First English-language edition translated from the French. Volume II only of two. Octavo. iii ii-iv 1 2-500 16 index and errata pp. Illustrated with three fold-out engravings as called for: ruins of Palmyra in Syria following the table of contents "Plan of the Temple of the Sun at Balbec" between pages 232-3 and "View of the Square Court of the Temple of the Sun at Balbec" between pages 235-6. Later half polished leather and marbled papercovered boards spine in six compartments red and brown leather spine labels gilt page edges sprinkled. Owner name "James Robb New York 1863" on front fly. Binding rubbed and edgeworn text with occasional toning foxing and corner creases plates somewhat foxed with a bit of creasing and one small stain and one small marginal chip two instances of small relatively amateur paper repair in the margins title page and a leaf of the index index somewhat tanned and foxed a sound very good copy of the second volume of this highly respected 18th Century travelogue. Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson hardcover
7575Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1856. 25 x 19 cm, 778 pp. Relié demi-chagrin, dos lisse, titre doré, quelques rousseurs et quelques pages avec des marques de coup, sinon bel exemplaire. ,Édition illustrée d'un portrait frontispice, de 4 gravures hors-texte dont une dépliante et de 7 cartes et plans hors-texte dont une de l'Amérique.
7575Paris, Firmin Didot frères, 1856. 25 x 19 cm, 778 pp. Relié demi-chagrin, dos lisse, titre doré, quelques rousseurs et quelques pages avec des marques de coup, sinon bel exemplaire. ,Édition illustrée d'un portrait frontispice, de 4 gravures hors-texte dont une dépliante et de 7 cartes et plans hors-texte dont une de l'Amérique.
183813701Paris Firmin Didot frères 1838 Grand in-8 illustré, 778p.
182529963Paris Parmentier et Froment, libraire 1825 In-8 illustré de 3 cartes et de 5 planches hors-texte repliés, 2 tomes : 1f. (titre) et 436p.; 1f. et 447p.
201259591X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
179714112Paris: Libraires Associes 1797. Hardcover. Very Good-. Meditations on the Revolutions of Empires". Written on the eve of the French Revolution and published during it. This 12mo version could be an early printing of the 3rd edition but I rather think it is a later printing of the 2nd. Vg- in half leather with marbled boards; has about an inch and a half of worm damage on one side of the spine of vol. 2. All corners are worn. Tops are dust-darkened but the text is as clean as you could wish as are the frontispiece and 2 folding maps in vol. 1. 246 272 pp. <br/> <br/> Libraires Associes hardcover
17923624jJ. Johnson 1792. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. With the original boards. Complete with frontis and 2 fold-outs. The front and back hinges have been reinforced. The boards are rubbed and worn but remain strong and sturdy. Internally there is light tanning and scattered foxing throughout but there are no other markings or inscriptions and the text is neat and clear. The binding is sound. In very good condition indeed considering its age! JK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. J. Johnson hardcover
1796k5947London: J. Johnson printed for. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Modern rebind with new endpapers. 1796. Third Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover on marbled boards. 220mm x 150mm 9" x 6". xvi 395pp. Engraved frontis plate; two folding rear plates depicting a view of the Astrological Heaven of the Ancients and a folding map of the world. A handsome copy. Translated from the French. A French linguist historian politician and philosopher Constantin François Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney was the author of 'Les Ruines; Ou Méditations sur les Révolutions des Empires'. The work enshrined the ideas and values of the French Enlightenment. A meditation begun at the ruins of Palmyra on the natural causes of the rise and fall of great cities and nations. . J. Johnson [printed for] hardcover
179241541London: Printed for J. Johnson 1792. First English Language edition. Later patterned cloth with morocco spine label. Split along top half of front joint chips to head and heel of spine occasional foxing still very good. xv 400 pp. Illus. with 1 frontispiece & 2 folded maps after the French edition engr. by T. Conder. 8vo. Translated from the French of "Les ruines ou Méditation sur les révolutions des empires" by Thomas Conder.<br /> <br /> Volney's work which was first published in 1791 argued by analyzing the arc of ancient civilizations that the primacy of equality before the law was necessary to prevent the deterioration of religious and political institutions into tyranny.The work had a profound influence on Thomas Jefferson who translated it beginning in 1796 when Volney visited him at Monticello. A new translation of the work had just been published and both Jefferson and Volney were not happy with it nor this earlier first edition in English. The project went on hold once Jefferson became president and was not published until 1802 in France and 1828 in America. Printed for J. Johnson hardcover
