Description: Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries, from the Time of Columbia to the Present Period. Volumes XXIII and XXIV. By William Mavor and printed in London for Vernor and Hood. 1801, 248 and 284 pp. 5.75” x 3.75”, 16mo. Hardcover full leather. Part of a larger set. Overall very good, with light rubbing and wear to exterior, primarily along edges and corners. Hinges remain in good condition with minor rubbing. Light markings and marginalia. Text blocks remain nicely bound. Frontispiece plates to each volume, along with one additional plate to each. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. Two scarce volumes from a larger set of 25 by Scottish educator William Fordyce Mavor (1758-1837). Includes Browne’s travels in Egypt, Forster’s travels in India, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Persia, Russia, etc., and two pieces on Egypt by French naturalist Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbery Sonnini de Manoncourt (1751-1812). COLT1801AHIB-0724-aj2024
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Binding: Leather
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Author: William Mavor
Publisher: Vernor and Hood
Topic: Travel
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1801
