Reis naar de legerplaats van den grooten emir, en beschrijving, van de zeeden en gewoonten, der woestyn-bewoonende Arabieren [trsl. from the French & enl. by G. Kuipers].

8vo: [4]-xl-384-[16] pp. (some min. marg. soiling).

Cont. half calf (rebacked), gilt spine on 5 raised bands, red leather title label. Good copy.

First Dutch edition of "Voyage dans le Palestine" by the French traveller and diplomat L. d'Arvieux (1635-1702), first published posthumously from d'Arvieux's manuscript in 1707. Ill. with engr. title, engr. headpiece and 3 engr. pl. by Isaak de Wit Jansz. showing an Arabian horseman, the emir and the emir's wife. The author, having lived for 30 years in the area, gives an account of the traditions and customs of the nomadic tribes of Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. He also writes about his mission to the Islamic communities of Mount Carmel. Mod. bookpl. A. v. Wieringen. Ref. Atabey 50. - Tiele 55. - Saalmink 8. - STCN.