Lot 03067

Clarke E., “Voyages en Russie, en Tartarie et en Turquie”, Paris, 1813. Second edition in French. Complete in 3 volumes.8vo, 20x14cm, pp. [2], 16, 400, [2], 432, [2], 514 and the 3 copper engraved folded maps plus 2 plans. Contemporary leather over boards, light uniform browning, very scattered spotting. Ex libris of Marquis de Clapiers. A very good copy. Clarke visited the Black Sea basin and the Levant from 1799 to 1802. He published his journey from 1810 to 1814. Atabey states that the French government forbid the publication of this translation and only this part of Clarcke’ s work was published, covering his journey around Black Sea, Constantinople and its surroundings. Atabey 255, Blackmer 365 (English edition).