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Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some light tanning due to age. Pages excellent. Exceptional for age. Hardcover. English. Pub Year 1935, See images for condition. About the book >.>.> This collection, titled Hastings Wheler Family Letters 1704-1739, compiles the correspondence primarily between Lady Elizabeth Hastings, known as Lady Betty, and her half-sister, Lady Catherine Wheler, among others. Spanning from 1704 to 1739, the letters provide a window into the lives of these women, with insightful details regarding their social circles, family dynamics, and personal experiences. Lady Betty, a significant benefactor of Queen's College, Oxford, is a central figure, with her portrait by Kneller displayed in the College Hall.The letters initially focus on societal gossip and the friendships Lady Betty cultivated in London before she relocated to Ledston Hall in Yorkshire. There, she hosted her half-sisters?Anne, Frances, Catherine, and Margaret?except for Catherine, who was married at the time to the Revd. Granville Wheler, a pioneering figure in electrical experiments. The correspondence reflects the changes in Lady Betty's life as she adapted to her estate, inherited after her brother, George, the 8th Earl of Huntingdon, passed away.The family?s history unfolds through these letters, revealing complexities such as the disgrace of Lady Betty's stepmother at the court of Queen Anne, which prompted her half-sisters to stay with her permanently at Ledston. The epistolary exchanges illustrate the evolution of familial relationships and the impact of societal norms on their lives, creating a rich tapestry of 18th-century aristocratic society in England. Following Lady Betty's death, her estates passed to her half-brother and subsequently to his son, securing the legacy of the Hastings family.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ce livre présente un récit détaillé du voyage en Italie, Dalmatie, Grèce et Moyen-Orient en 1675-1676. Les auteurs fournissent des informations sur les événements historiques et le contexte culturel de l'époque. C'est un ouvrage historique précieux pour les étudiants en histoire et les chercheurs intéressés par l'histoire du voyage et de l'exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dans ce récit de voyage, Wheler décrit ses voyages en Dalmatie, en Grèce et en Orient. Il explore les sites archéologiques et décrit les cultures et les coutumes locales.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Wheler's important account of his travels in Greece and the surrounding areas in the company of Jacob Spon from 1675 to 1676. One of the earliest travelogues by an Englishman in Greece. And though considered inferior to Spon's 1678 'Voyage d'Italie, de Dalmatie, de Grèce et du Levant', Wheler's work was notable for the accuracy of the map as well as his descriptions of the various sites, ruins, inscriptions, coins and plants he encountered; including an account of the Parthenon prior to 1687 siege of the Acropolis, where it sustained significant damage. Divided into six books: I. A Voyage from Venice to Constantinople; II. An Account of Constantinople and the Adjacent Places; III. A Voyage Through the Lesser Asia; IV. A Voyage from Zant Through Several Parts of Greece to Athens; V. An Account of Athens; VI. Several Journeys from Athens, into Attica, Corinth, Boeotia, etc. Complete with large fold out map and numerous engravings within the text plus three extra figures on one plate and 4 plates of coins to the rear. 4to. (300x210mm) [vii] 483pp. (with irregular pagination from book to book) Skillfully rebacked with contemporary spine and covers laid down. Raised bands and label to spine. Title fetching inscribed to fore-edge. Rubbing and wear to edges. Toning to pages, small closed tears to fold out map, not affecting image. Binding tight. A pleasing, study example. Very good.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dans ce récit de voyage, Wheler décrit ses voyages en Dalmatie, en Grèce et en Orient. Il explore les sites archéologiques et décrit les cultures et les coutumes locales.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ce livre présente un récit détaillé du voyage en Italie, Dalmatie, Grèce et Moyen-Orient en 1675-1676. Les auteurs fournissent des informations sur les événements historiques et le contexte culturel de l'époque. C'est un ouvrage historique précieux pour les étudiants en histoire et les chercheurs intéressés par l'histoire du voyage et de l'exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

1. edition. page 302 - 607. With 32 copper plates, French text Kein Versand ins EU-Ausland wegen der EPR-Bestimmungen. No shipping to EU-Countries because EPR-Rules. For more information and solutions please contact us. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 900 8°, leather binding, good and inside clean copy.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First French Edition. French & some Greek text, Volume I. [12], 301 pp., steel engraved title page, 8 double page engraved plates of coins at beginning, 40 engraved plates of which 5 are on double page and 1 folding (torn without loss of text), in text illustrations / Volume II: pages 307-607, [8 Table of Contents], 35 engraved plates of which 3 are folding and 3 on double page, 1 folding map (slightly torn), original binding in brown calf, edges rubbed, marbled edges, wear & tear, light staining on some pages, occasional yellowing, ink initials on front end-paper, copy in general good condition otherwise. The original French edition of one of the most important travel accounts in the Levant and the first description of Athens . Famous report of the voyage in Italy, Constantinople , Asia Minor , and Athens the noble English collector George Wheler in the years 1675 and 1676 along with the erudite doctor Lyons Jacob Spon did. This is one of the most important accounts of travels in the Levant, and the first description of Athens which was systematic, detailed, and trustworthy. as Laborde says, "la publication du voyage de Spon fut un evenement litteraire". Chateaubriand praised the work: "tout le monde connait le merite de cet ouvrage, ou l'art et l'antiquite sont traites avec une critique jusqu'alors ignoree". Spon and Wheler met in Italy in 1675; they travelled together with Francis Vernon to Zakynthos, where the two groups separated. Spon and Wheler continued by sea to Constantinople, and Vernon travelled overland. The great merit of Spon's work is due to its combination of a careful and knowledgeable interest in classical antiquity with an accurate observation of men, manners and topography in Modern Greece. The whole of volume II is devoted to Greece and includes a glossary of modern Greek words and phrases with instructions on pronunciation. Spon's interest in Greece was long standing. He had already published Babin's description of Athen's, which had been communicated to him by the Abbe Pecoil of Lyon, with his own notes and preface. Bibliographic references: Blackmer 1787; Weber 406; Laborde II, pp 1-27. #. …

cuir. Zustand: Très bon. 2 volumes basane fauve moucheté d'époque ;filet à froid sur les plats, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre et tomaison rouge ; tranches jaspées rouge ; X ffnch (Frontispice, portrait de Jacob Spon, docteur en médecine, titre, épître, préface)+367pp ; II (frontispice, titre)+405pp ; illustré de 33 pl HT dont plusieurs dépliantes illustrant des cartes, monuments, médailles. ; Bonne édition peu courante, complète en 2 volumes de cet important voyage ; quelques frottements aux reliures, coins émoussés, manques de cuirs au coiffes ; intérieur bien frais. …

Zustand: Gut. Gr. 8°. 332 S. Lederband, 5 unechte Bünde, Einband berieben, am Rücken min. Läsuren, 2 Tafeln oben kl. Feuchtrand, sonst gutes Ex. Sprache: Französisch, mit zahlreichen Stahlstichen.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First. Greece: First edition. London: William Cademann, Robert Kettlewell, and Awnsham Churchill; 1682. Geneva: First edition in English. London: Bernard White, 1687. Pot folio in 4s (11 ½" x 7 1/16", 292mm x 180mm). [Full collation available.] With many in-text engravings and illustrations plus 12 engraved plates in toto: Greece: a folding map, 4 full-page plates and 3 stub (i.e., less than full-height) plates; Geneva: 2 full-page plates (of which 1, the engraved title, is integral with the text), 1 folding plate and 1 stub plate. Bound in contemporary sprinkled calf (re-backed). On the spine, six panels. Authors and title gilt to morocco in the second panel. Blind roll to the edges of the boards. Top edge of the text-block glazed black. Re-backed, with the upper fore-corner of the front board and the lower fore-corner of the back board strengthened. Rubbed at the edges, with wear to the unrestored fore-corners. Spine-label partly perished. Free end-papers renewed. Tanned generally, particularly to the first leaf (which has been reinserted), and passages of foxing throughout. Qqq2 (the final leaf of Greece) repaired verso. An old repaired tear to 2M2. The large folding map (Greece) backed and repaired recto and verso. A handful of marginalia and corrections in an old hand (pp. 356, 462; a purchase code to the verso of the title-page of Geneva, pp. 27, 229). The engraved armorial bookplate of Walter Synnot Esq.r to the front paste-down, and the ex-libris of H. & W. Uellner above. If the Renaissance was the result of the "rediscovery" of Latin and later Ancient Greek texts by Western Europe beginning in the XIVc, then we must have a term for the "rediscovery" of the physical remains -- coins, architecture, inscriptions -- of antiquity; the "material Renaissance?" To hold in one's hand a coin with the likeness of Alexander the Great, or to run one's fingers over an inscription on the Acropolis is to travel momentarily to the ancient world. While earlier explorers such as Pierre Belon and Nicolas de Nicolay wrote of their travels in the mid-XVIc, Sir George Wheler (1651-1724) with his traveling companion Jacob Spon (1647-1685) were the first to write systematically about what they found in Greece. Wheler set out -- pushing the Grand Tour into Greece and Turkey -- with George Hickes, his tutor from Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1675. Wheler met Spon in Venice in June and the two continued east to Constantinople and Turkey before heading back west through Greece into 1676. Spon was the superior archaeologist, Wheler rather more dilettantish, with a particular interest in botany; his specimens were greatly valued by Robert Morison and his pupil John Ray. Returned to England, Wheler compiled his notes and drawings -- Spon published his own account in 1678 (in French) -- into the Journey into Greece, which for nearly a century served as the standard account in English of Greece and Asia Minor. Nothing escapes his ambit, whether the customs of modern people (including a very lively account of a wedding), the flora and fauna, ruins, inscriptions, coins, vases and so forth. Since Greece had been under Ottoman (or Venetian) rule for two centuries, Wheler -- unlike many of his successors -- treats Muslim monuments and customs with plain curiosity rather than with disdain as post-classical interventions. The second work of the Sammelband, a similarly historicized account of Geneva, is connected through Dr. Spon, who turned his attentions to the Calvinist stronghold. Sir Walter Synnot (1742-1821) was an Irish land-owner from Ballymoyer in Armagh. The bookplate of H. and W. Uellner with its motto "lego, ergo sum" (I read, therefore I am) has appeared in the trade in many volumes related to Greece. Üllner (or Vellner) is a family with a connection to Düsseldorf, but the identity of the owners -- presumably husband and wife -- is unclear. Greece: Blackmer 1786; ESTC R9388; Geneva: ESTC 12216.…

Couverture rigide. Zustand: Bon état. 2ème édition. 2 tomes en 1 vol. in-16 136 x 75 mm., plein vélin muet, .18- 456- 489 pp. Les 2 derniers ff. restaurés avec accroc du texte. Portrait frontispice, titre et 30 planches gravés. Quelques attaques de vers. Brunissures au portrait et au titre gravéSeconde édition de cet important récit de voyage au Levant.centré sur l'étude des traces de l'antiquité : épigraphie, architecture, glyptique, numismatique. in-16°.…

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Zustand: Muy bien. In-12. Two vols, uniformly bound, Vol. 1: (25), 301, pp, with engraved pictorial title by Jean Wolters 1689, one folding map and fifty six woodcut engraved full pages. Vol. 2: (1), 607, pp, with three foldings and thirty two woodcut engraveds full pages. Bindings in full calf, spine richly gilt with five raised bands, marbled endpapers, good condition and nice set. This trip, made in the years 1675 and 1676, was well known in the past, and focuses on the study of the traces of antiquity: epigraphy, architecture, glyptics and numismatics. Illustrations reflect these aspects. These trips also have the advantage of having been written at a time when some ruins were still in a better state than afterwards. They will serve as a reference for many other travelers. Weber II, p. 406 - Blackmer 1787 - Graesse II, 440. CodMZ2.…

12vo.; frontispicio grabado, portada, 405 pp. y 14 láminas, algunas de ellas plegadas. Mancha de humedad en la mitad inferior de las últimas veinte páginas. Encuadernación de época, en piel, con lomera ornada.

With engr. title, folding map, folding table and 56 engr. plates (vol I); with 32 engr. plates and 3 folding tables (vol II). Title, 6 unn. leaves, 301 pp.; Title, pp. 307607, 4 unn. leaves index. 12mo. Contemp. calf with blind-stamped spine title. First French edition. Extensive and richly illlustrated account of the famous journey by George Wheler (16511724) and Jacob Spon (16471685) from Venice via Constantinople and Anatolia to Athens and Attica between 1675 and 1676. Wheler wrote his account in reaction to Spon's Voyage d'Italie, de Dalmatie, de Grèce et du Levant ()", which was published in 1678 and mentioned Wheler as co-author. Wheler published his version in London in 1682, before Spon's text was translated into English. In the true first edition, Wheler mentioned Spon on the title page as well, which is no longer true for the present copy of the first French edition. Wheler's description of the journey remained the authoritative book on travel in these regions for over a hundred years. Weber II, p. 406; Blackmer 1787; Graesse II, 440. Binding rubbed, top end of spine chipped. Front inner hinge cracked. Ms. ownership entry on title page. Small part of title page cut away (no text loss). Map with small tear. Clean and valuable copy in all.…

First edition of "the first work to attempt a systematic topographical description of Greece, [that] remained the standard English book on Greece for many years" (Blackmer). It contains many woodcut engravings, including one showing the Parthenon before it was damaged in the Siege of the Acropolis. George Wheler (1651-1724) was a polymath of considerable practical skills. "As a boy he had amused himself with woodwork, constructing a birdcage and a small harpsichord, and had taken an interest in plants, the latter he maintained in Oxford by frequent visits to the physic garden" (ODNB). In 1673 he set out on a tour of the continent with George Hickes, one of his former tutors, visiting France, Switzerland, and Italy. In Venice in 1675 he met Jacques Spon, and the two made a trip to Greece over the following year. Wheler returned to England in November 1676 and published his recollections in 1682. In this book Wheler "provided a much more accurate map of Greece than had previously been available" (Hill, p. 120), constructed using a trigonometrical method of his own design. Copies are often described as large-paper copies, though this might be confused with the wide-margined production. Provenance: Edward Hutton (1875-1969), with his ticket at the head of the front pastedown. Hutton was an author of travel books who specialized in Italy, releasing nine illustrated books in the series The Cities of Umbria (first published in 1905). He also wrote on Greece, Spain, and England. He was particularly influential in preserving Italian cultural heritage during the Second World War, for which he was made a Cavaliere of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, and was awarded the Medaglia culturale d'oro. Atabey 1328; Blackmer 1786; ESTC R9388 (erroneously calling for 9 plates). David J. A. Hill, "Travelers in Asia Minor from 16771904: A Summary of Antiquarian Descriptions of Metropolis and its Landscape", The Land of the CrossroadsEssays in Honour of Recep Meriç, 2010. Folio (351 x 224 mm), pp. [xii], 483. With 4 engraved plates of coins, 3 small plates on folding leaf, engraved folding map, engraved illustrations in text. Contemporary speckled calf, sometime rebacked, later orange sheep spine label, raised bands ruled in gilt, boards with two vertical rules and bordered in blind, edges sprinkled red. Bookplate of Reverend Edmund Lovell LL.D., archdeacon of Bath & Keynsham; crossed-out signature to title page verso. Some craquelure to binding, sometime refurbished with top corner of lower cover reattached, some paste-action browning to endpapers, folding map trimmed at left edge with minor loss, also with tear repaired with Japanese tissue, minor marginal tide marks at foot in places: a very good copy. …

Amsterdam, Jean Wolters, 1689. 8vo. In contemporary vellum with title in contemporary hand to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to spine. A nice and clean copy. (14), 301 pp. + 1 map, 1 table and 55 plates. First French translation (vol. 1 of 2 only) of Wheler?s famous work on the Levant: ??one of the most important accounts of travels in the Levant, and the first description of Athens which was systematic, detailed and trustworthy" (Blackmer). "Wheler was especially interested in botany and topography. The map is very interesting. Wheler's work remained the standard English book on Greece for many years. It represents, together with Spon's book in French, the first attempt at a systematic topographical description based upon explorations" (Ibid.).…

In Company of Dr. Spon of Lyons. In Six Books. Containing I. A Voyage from Venice to Constantinople. II. An Account of Constantinople and the Adjacent Places. III. A Voyage through the Lesser Asia. IV. A Voyage from Zant through several Parts of Greece to Athens. V. An Account of Athens. VI. Several Journeys from Athens, into Attica, Corinth, Boetia, &c. With variety of Sculptures.    First edition. Complete with four full page engraved plates of coins, one folding engraved map and numerous in-text engravings; in this copy, the three smaller engravings on one leaf have been cut and bound in separately. Small folio. Contemporary calf, very worn and clumsily rebacked. Inner upper and lower hinges likewise amateurishly strengthened. Some foxing and browning. A few pencil annotations. [14], 483pp. (irregular pagination but complete). London, Printed for William Cademan, Robert Kettlewell and Awnsham Churchill,  With some nineteenth century ephemera relating to the author: a page of notes with a photograph of a portrait of the author verso bound in as the front free endpaper; one page of notes on the author's ancestry loosely inserted; an engraved portrait of Wheler's grandson, Granville Sharp, loosely inserted; and a letter concerning the work mounted to lower pastedown. The letter would indicated that the book was owned by a descendant of Wheler, as the writer notes "your ancestor's account of Constantinople.".    Blackmer states that this work was "the standard English book on Greece for many years" (Blackmer 1786). Importantly, Wheler's account includes an engraving of the Parthenon before it was damaged in 1687 during the Morean War.    Wing, W1607.…

Fait és années 1675 & 1676. Second edition. 2 vols. 32 engraved plates, (some foldout, including 2 maps), with further illustrations in the text. 12mo. Contemporary vellum, somewhat marked and with darkened spines. Worming (now defunct) has affected about 100 pages in the 1st volume, mainly marginal but on some pages moving into the text. [xx], engraved supplementary title page, 456; 488pp. Amsterdam, Henry & Theodore Boom, This is one of the most important accounts of travels in the Levant, and the first description of Athens which was systematic, detailed, and trustworthy. As Laborde says, "la publication du voyage de Spon fut un événement littéraire" (Navari).   Having met in Italy in 1675 Spon and Wheler travelled to Zakynthos and thence by sea to Constantinople. Spon's work is particularly valued since he took note not only of the classical antiquities, but also paid considerable attention to the topography and manners of modern Greece.   cf. Blackmer, 1586 (2nd edition).…