PRÉVOST d'EXILES (Antoine François) - Lot 2

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PRÉVOST d'EXILES (Antoine François) - Lot 2
PRÉVOST d'EXILES (Antoine François) General History of Travel, or A New Collection of All Travel Accounts by Sea and Land That Have Been Published to Date in the Various Languages of All Known Nations. Paris, Didot, 1746–53. 11/20 volumes in-4 (volumes 3, 5, 13, and 15–20 are missing). Details: Volume I: frontispiece portrait missing, 10 maps and plans, and 9 plates - Volume II: 24/28 maps and plans (plates 2, 3, 4, and 25 missing) and 14/24 plates (figures IV, V, X, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XXIII, and XXIV missing) - Volume III: missing - Volume IV: 12 out of 16 maps and plans (plates 7, 10, 11, and 12 missing) and 9 out of 26 plates (figures I through VI, VIII, XIII, XIV, XVI? XVII, XIX, XX–XXII missing) - Volume V: missing - Volume VI: 5/9 maps and plans (1, 5, 7, and 9 missing) and 31/35 plates (Figures I, XV, XVI, and XXI missing - Volume VII: 8 maps and plans and 7/16 plates (Figures I–IV, VIII–X, XII, and XVII missing) - Volume VIII: 10/11 maps and plans (Map 11 missing) and 13/15 plates (Figures IX and X are missing) - Volume IX: 5 out of 8 maps and plans (plates I, IV, and VI are missing) and 15 out of 18 plates (Figures XII, XVI, and XVIII are missing) - Volume X: 8 maps and plans and 9 out of 17 plates (Figures I through IV, X, XI, XIV, and XVII missing) - Volume XI: 8 out of 11 maps and plans (plates 4, 8, and 9 missing) and 6 out of 14 plates (figures I through IV, VIII, IX, X, and XII missing) - Volume XII: 7 out of 12 maps and plans (plates 3, 6, 10, 11, and 13 missing) and 15 out of 16 plates (plate XVI missing) - Volume XIII: missing - Volume XIV: 12 out of 19 maps and plans (plates 8, 10–12, 16, 17, and 19 missing) and 9 plates - Volumes XV through XX: missing. ½ contemporary fawn sheepskin, smooth spines, red title labels, some wear to the cap bands, and normal scuffs and bumps from use. A few wormholes and small tunnels in some volumes. The set is sold as is, without claim; only the plates have been collated.
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