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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. |
