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Travels into divers parts of Europe and Asia, undertaken by the French king's order to discover a new way by land into China

Avril, Philippe (1654-1698)

1693

Booklist of Tim Goodwin (2pp.) at end. First gathering of the second part is signed A1-2, B3-[12].

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Letters describing the character and customs of the English and French nations : With a curious essay on travelling. And a criticism on Boileau's Description of Paris

Muralt, Béat Louis de (1665-1749); Desfontaines, Pierre-François Guyot (1685-1745); Brumoy, Pierre (1688-1742)

1726

"Remarks on the letters", by Desfontaines and Pierre Brumoy, has special t.-p.

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Memoirs of the court of France, and city of Paris: containing the intrigues of that court,... together with the occurrences of the town. In two parts. Translated from the original French

Aulnoy Madame d' (1705)

[c. 1702?]

Distinct from 'Memoirs of the court of France. In two parts...By Madam L.M.D., author of the Voyage into Spain [i.e. M.C.de la Mothe, comtesse d'Aulnoy],' London, R. Bentley and T. Benett, 1692. The L...

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The present state of France : conteining the orders, dignities, and charges of that kingdom newly corrected, and put into a better method than formerly. Written in French and faithfully Englished

Besongne, Nicolas (1697)

1671

First edition. Translation of: L'état de la France. Edited by Nicolas Besongne. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Indexed in: References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 1960. Indexed in: References: Wing (2nd ed.) :...

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The travels of Monsieur de Thevenot into the Levant. In three parts. Viz. Into I. Turkey. II. Persia. III. The East-Indies : Newly done out of French

Thevenot, Jean de (1633-1667); Lovell, Archibald (fl.1663-1687)

1687

Pagination very irregular. Portrait of the author as a frontispiece. Chapter 39 and part of chapter 40 (of Part 3) are duplicated on sig. I4. Translated by Archibald Lovell who signs the Preface...

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Memoirs concerning Herculaneum, the subterranean city, lately discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, giving a particular account of the buildings, statues, paintings, medals, and other curiosities found thereto the present time. Translated from the Italian of a memorial drawn up by the secretary of the Marquis d'Hospital

Moussinot abbé; Athenay secretary to the marquis de l'Hopital; Fordyce, William (fl.1750)

1750

Authorship attributed by some authorities to Abbé Moussinot. D'Arthenay, secretary to the Marquis de l'Hopital, edited the French original. The French original of this work appeared in 1748, The It...

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A voyage to Barbary, for the redemption of captives / Now first englished from the French original : With lists of more than 400 slaves ransomed...To which is subjoined, the history, ancient and modern, of Oran &c : With a journal of the Spaniards procedure in those their recent African conquests...[etc]

La Motte, Philémon de; Faye, Jean Baptiste de la; Morgan, John (fl. 1739); Boulet abbé

1835 [1735]

First edition of the English translation. Re-issued in 1736 with new title-page, reading "Several voyages to Barbary...[etc]". Original French text may have been written or edited by Jean Baptiste d...

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