Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte, pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785, : avec deux cartes géographiques. / Par M. C-F Volney.
Constantin-François Chasseboeuf, comte de Volney (1757-1820)
Category
Books
Date
1792
Materials
Place of origin
Paris
Collection
Dorneywood House and Gardens, Buckinghamshire
NT 3224236
Summary
Bibliographic description
Nouvelle edition. 2v., [2] folded plates : ill. maps ; 8vo Former shelfmarks: D-2-4(b)-5(b) Provenance: MS. on flyleaves: C. Chichester Lt Col 81 Regt. Burton Constable Aug 1840 [i.e. Sir Charles Chichester (d.1847) m. Mary Barbara Constable (d.1876)]. Armorial bookplate: 'Raleigh Chichester', with motto: Ferme en Foy [Raleigh Chichester, later Chichester-Constable (1890-1963)]. Black ink stamp: The National Trust founded 1895. Binding: eighteenth-century sprinkled calf over boards on recessed cords (both 20C rebacked), double blind fillet and gilt lettering on new spine, remains of roll on board edges, remains of yellow painted edges.
Makers and roles
Constantin-François Chasseboeuf, comte de Volney (1757-1820)