Lucas Paul, “Voyage du Sieur Paul Lucas fait par ordre du Roy dans la Grèce, l’Asie Mineure, la Macédoine et l’Afrique”, Amsterdam, aux depens de la Compagnie, 1714.

Second edition, printed in Amsterdam after the Paris 1712 edition. Complete in two (2) volumes bound in one. 12mo, pp. [28], 323; [8], 328. Complete (collated with the Lyon public library copy), including two frontispieces and 17 plates of which many folding. Titles printed in red & black ink.

According to Atabey: “the rarest of all Lucas travels”. It includes Lucas’ second voyage undertaken between 1705-8 and it contains the description of Greece, the Archipelago, Asia Minor, Cyprus and Northern Africa. Lucas was a pioneer traveler that approached the interior of Greece, Macedonia and also Anatolia reaching Kappadokia. His descriptions are very accurate, full with details about the people and the formation of their societies.

Vellum spine with handwritten title, covers seem to be later covered by vellum. Armorial ex-libris label “George Lawrence” on pastedown, Ex-libris “Βιβλιοθήκη Σπ. Λοβέρδου” in gilt on front free endpaper recto, label “Fox Hills” and handwritten text on front free endpaper verso. Internal joint cracked, free end-paper almost detached. Interior with just light toning and rarely found spotting.

Not in Blackmer, Atabey 732, Brunet III 1204. Rare.