Avril, Adolphe Baron d' 1822-1904 Kiepert, Heinrich 1818-1899 text text fr Paris E. Maillet [etc.] 1868 monographic fre

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avec la description du pèlerinage de la Mecque et une nouvelle carte géographique de Kiepert ; par Adolphe d'Avril. First and only edition of this rare description of the Arabian Peninsula and its inhabitants, as well as of the Muslims' annual pilgrimage to Mecca. The French diplomat Louis-Marie-Adolphe Lévesque, Baron d'Avril (1822-1904), served as Minister Plenipotentiary. Includes Heinrich Kiepert's groundbreaking map of the region (in German, folding, with slight tear near inner edge). Interior somewhat foxed throughout; altogether a good, very appealingly bound copy in excellent condition. Sold for £2,800 at Sotheby's (Oct 14, 1999, lot 61: Burrell copy). "Appendice: Rapport à la Commission sanitaire internationale sur la marche et le mode de propagation du choléra en 1865": p. [253]-313. Main Heritage Shelves General DS207 .A96 1868 Book Item-ID: i16598672 BIB-ID: 1494586 Also issued online. ar----- a-su--- Cholera Arabian Peninsula Mecca (Saudi Arabia) DS207 .A96 1868 Avril, Adolphe, Baron d', 1822-1904. Paris, E. Maillet [etc.] 1868 (OCoLC)555405869 Avril, Adolphe, Baron d', 1822-1904. Paris, E. Maillet [etc.] 1868 (OCoLC)613089149 04020489 4459756 DLC 781216 20130915013428.0 ocm04459756 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng