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Lot 128
Sale 503 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
Sep 13, 2017
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NIEBUHR, M. [Carsten] (1733-1815)
Travels Through Arabia and Other Countries in the East. Robert Heron, translator. Edinburgh: R. Morison and Son, 1792.2 volumes, 8vo (208 x 137 mm). Half-title in volume one, 3 folding maps and 10 engraved plates. (old tape repairs, occasional light browning). Contemporary calf, gilt-lettered (joints rubbed, worn, old tape repairs). FIRST EDITION in English. Niebuhr was a German mathematician, cartographer and explorer renowned for his contribution to the Royal Danish Arabia Expedition.
