The Travels of Monsieur de Thévenot into the Levant, by Jean de Thévenot. London: H. Clark for H. Faithorne, J. Adamson, C. Skegnes, and T. Newborough, 1687. English.

First English edition of three works by French traveler Jean de Thévenot (1633-1667) – accounts of his journeys to Turkey (including descriptions of Palestine and Jerusalem), Persia and the East-Indies. With four engraved plates, including a portrait of the author, and another full-page engraving.

[38], 232 pp; 200 [i.e 202] pp; [2]; 233-292, [2] pp; 93, [1], 91-114, [4] pp. + [4] plates. Mispagination. Pp. 233-291 and title page of Part II bound after title page of Part III. Good condition. Stains. Some perforations and tears (with minor damage to text in some places), repaired in part with acid-free tape. Handwritten notations in margins of title page and another page. New, elegant binding. Bookplate to inside front board.