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First edition. Griffiths travelled in the Levant disguised as a Greek and died on the journey. He visited Constatinople, Chios, Smyrna and Muscat &c.
First edition. Griffiths travelled in the Levant disguised as a Greek and died on the journey. He visited Constatinople, Chios, Smyrna and Muscat &c.
First edition. Griffiths travelled in the Levant disguised as a Greek and died on the journey. He visited Constatinople, Chios, Smyrna and Muscat &c.
First edition. Griffiths travelled in the Levant disguised as a Greek and died on the journey. He visited Constatinople, Chios, Smyrna and Muscat &c.
First edition. Griffiths travelled in the Levant disguised as a Greek and died on the journey. He visited Constatinople, Chios, Smyrna and Muscat &c.

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GRIFFITHS, Julius.

Travels in Europe, Asia Minor, and Arabia.

London, Cadell, 1805.

$4,746.00
$4,746.00

Travels in Europe, Asia Minor, and Arabia.

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Griffiths travelled out to Constantinople with the philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham in 1785, before going on to travel in the Levant disguised as a Greek. He was joined on his journey by David Hays who died on the journey, and this event is depicted in a folding plate. Griffiths records his travels through Constantinople, Scutari, Mytelene, Chios, Smyrna, Aleppo, Basrah, and down the Persian Gulf to Muscat.

First edition; 4to; half-title, engraved frontispiece, large folding map, 4 engraved plates; contemporary sprinkled calf gilt, rebacked to style, red morocco lettering-piece, a very good copy; xx, 396pp.

Atabey 530; Blackmer 755.

Stock code 97836

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First edition. Griffiths travelled in the Levant disguised as a Greek and died on the journey. He visited Constatinople, Chios, Smyrna and Muscat &c.

Travels in Europe, Asia Minor, and Arabia.

$4,746.00
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