Les fameux voyages de Pietro della Valle, gentil-homme romain, surnommé l'illustre voyageur [...].

4 vol., 4to.

Contemp. calf, boards with central gilt coat of arms, gilt-orn. spines with raised bands, red edges (edges rubbed with min. loss, some joints starting to split).

Uniformily bound set composed of diff. ed. of this fascinating view of the East. Della Valle (1586-1652) was a wealthy Italian "uomo universale" and adventurer who travelled to Persia and India through Turkey and the Holy Land. His account comprises detailed descriptions on the pleasures of life such as music, dance and food. 1. Les fameux voyages [...]. Reveus, corrigez & augmentez en cette seconde édition [...]. 1670. [8]-348, 102 (occ. spotting, marg. wormtrack in last part). Complete 2nd ed. - 2. Troisième partie des fameux voyages [...]. 1665. [6 (of 8)]-649-[21] pp. (clear damp st. in upper corner, some normal toning towards the end, marg. wormtrack). 3rd, independent, part of the 1st ed. - 3-4. Suite des fameux voyages [...]. 1684. [14]-597-[12], [8]-612-[50] pp. 2nd ed. of the supplement.
Ref. Cp. Chadenat 1770.
Prov. Jeanne-Baptiste de Luynes, comtesse de Verrue (1670-1736), whose "bibliothèque comptait 18.000 volumes de choix" (ref. Olivier 799) (supralibros). - Kieffer (old ms. entry in 1 vol.).