Shaw, Thomas. Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant

AUCTION 40 | Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Shaw, Thomas. Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant

FIRST EDITION. Title printed in red and black with large engraved vignette, engraved head- and tail-pieces and initials. Occasional use of Hebrew. Half- and divisional-titles pp. (4), xv, 442, (1), 60, (8). Half title and title are reversed. Bound in handsome green morocco, gilt. Folio. Blackmer 1533; Lowndes II , 2372; Röhricht 1352; Tobler p. 123; Laor, 725-6

Oxford: Printed at the Theatre 1738

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

PRICE REALIZED $3,000

Shaw travelled to Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus and around North Africa. The present work of his is most valuable for its accurate descriptions of antiquties, geography and natural history specimens observed. As Lowndes notes, "These travels have been universally esteemed, not only for their accuracy and fidelity, but on account of the illustrations they contain of natural history, of the classic authors, and especially of the Scriptures.” "A noble example of typography" (DNB)