Relation Fidelle du Voyage de la Terre Sainte, Dans laquelle se voit tout ce qu'il y a de remarquable, tant par Mer que par Terre, depuis le départ de Marseille jusqu'au retour de ce saint Voyage.

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[5], 248 pp. [10], contemporary mottled full-calf, slightly worn, title gilt and decoration on raised spine, title red label, marbled endpapers, several woodcut head- and tailpieces, all edges red, foxing and browning throughout. Third edition of this voyage to the Holy Land by Felix Beaugrand, member of the Franciscan order. The first edition was published in 1700-1. His travels, made in 1699 also included Crete, Patmos and Cyprus, and his account includes many details of Turkish customs (pp. 187-207). Only the first edition was published with the author's name. On the second leaf after the title-page is the approbation, dated 6.4.1759, and privilege of the king. The work is divided into two parts. The first part, consisting of 40 chapters, describes mainly the Island of Cyprus, the Mont-Liban, Syria, Corsica and Sardinia, with special attention to Nazareth and Jerusalem and their Biblical places. The second part, consisting of 60 chapters is concentrated upon the twelve tribes that inhabited the Holy Land, their origins and religion, and describes Barbaria, Malta, Crete, Patmos and Constantinople. With the stamps of the library of the Château d' Eu and the Palais Royal, our copy belonging to the personal library of King Louis-Philippe. Some insignificant foxing and browning, small hole in second leaf affecting two words. Good copy of an account of a voyage to the Holy Land, describing many Mediterranean sites. Röhricht p. 288; Tobler p. 119; cf. Blackmer (Sotheby's), 104; Blackmer 22 (both first edition); not in Atabey; Diba Collection. #31934. N° de ref. del artículo 010814

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