‎POUQUEVILLE (F.)‎
‎Grèce‎

‎Voyage de Dalmatie de Grece, et du Levant. Vol. 1 (of 2).‎

‎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.).‎

‎Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce vers le milieu du quatrième siècle avant l'ère vulgaire. 9 vols. - [A FICTIONAL VOYAGE TO GREECE]‎

‎Aux Deux-Ponts, Sanson et Compagnie, 1793. 8vo. Uniformly bound in nine contemporary full mottled calf bindings with gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Spines with small paper-label pasted on to upper compartment. Light wear to extremities, boards with a few scratches but generally a very nice a clean copy. (4), 369 pp. (4), 359 pp. 351, (1) pp. (4), 289, (1) pp. (4), 377, (1) pp. (4), 373, (1) pp. (4), 300, (1) pp. (4), 379, (1) pp." (4), 324 pp.‎

‎Later edition of the fictional voyage the young Anacharsis travels in Greece. ""In the form of a fiction which allowed the author to expose a host of facts and secondary notions that would tire in many treatises, the Voyage de Anacharsis provides an in-depth knowledge of the religious, civil, literary and philosophical history of the most enlightened nation of antiquity. It is a masterpiece of erudition, composition and style."" (Larousse) The novel had a profound influence across Europe and the United States. It was reprinted numerous times and translated into several languages. (Brunet I, 674 - not listing the present edition).‎

‎Voyages dans la Grèce accompagnés de recherches archéologiques. 2 vols. - [LANDMARK WORK ON GREECE AND PARTHENON]‎

‎Paris, Firmin Didot, 1826-1830. Large 4to. (370 x 275 mm). 2 volumes, both untrimmed in the original printed yellow boards. Binder's printed label on inside of front boards (Bauzonnet Relieur). Extremities with wear and light miscolouring and vol. 2 missing upper 5 cm of spine. Vague dampstain affecting first 70 leaves of outer margin of vol. 1. XX,129" XXII,(130)-318 pp., and 62 engravings, of which 33 are text illustrations, 4 of these are coloured. An overall good copy. ‎

‎First edition of Bröndsted's magnum opus, his pioneering ""Travels and Archaeological Researches in Greece"". The work is based on Bröndsted's extensive travels in Greece, and especially the second part, which contains a major study of the Parthenon, is of great significance. ""Bröndsted was trained in Denmark as an archaeologist and philologist. After travelling in France and Italy for some years he left Italy in 1810 on the company of Haller van Hallerstein, Linckh and Stackelberg with the intention of exploring Greece and Asia Minor. This group was involved in the excavations at Aegina, and together with Cockerell and Foster they also excavated at Bassae."" (Blackmer, 214). A French and German edition was published simultaneously. Brunet I,1273.‎

‎Les Philosophies-Géomètres de la Grèce Platon et ses prédécesseurs.‎

‎Paris, Felix Alcan, 1900. Cont. full cloth. Titlelabel in leather on back. (4),388 pp.‎

‎First edition.‎

‎Abrege du Voyage du Jeune Anacharsis en Grece, dans le Milieu du quatrieme Siecle avant L'Ere vulgaire. A L'Usage des Écoles.‎

‎Nurnberg, Grattenauer, 1794. Contemp. hcalf, titlelabel in leather. Back slightly rubbed. Stamp on titlepage. XVI,637 pp.‎