Lot 03116

Heyd W., “Geschihte des Levantehandels im Mittelalter” Stuttgart 1879. First edition. 8vo, 22x15cm. Contemporary leather over boards, uniformly browned paper, cancelled ex library stamps. Complete in two volumes, 604p., 781p., overall a very good set. Wilhelm Heyd (1823-1906) compiled the first systematic study for the Levant trade, from the Middle ages up to the 18th century. It is a valuable and thorough work on the Levant countries. Although based in the available documents of his time, it remains still today a main reference for any further advance on the subject. RARE.