Mr. Ray's Travels I-II.

Vol.I: Travels through the Low-Countries, Germany, Italy and France, With curious Observations, Narural, Topgraphical, Moral, Physiological, Etc. Also, A Catalogue of Plants, Found spontaneously growing in those Parts, and their Virtues. To which is added, An Account of the Travels of Francis Willughby, Esq; Through great Part of Spain. Vol.II: A Collection of curious Travels and Voyages. containing Dr. Leonhart Rauwolf s Journey into the Eastern Countries, viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holy Land, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea etc. Translated from the original High Dutch by Nicholas Staphorst. And also Travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petraea, Ethiopia, the Red Sea etc. Collected from the Observations of Mons. Belon among others. To which are added three Catalogues of such Trees, Shrubs, and Herbs, as grow in the Levant. By the Rev. John Ray. Both volumes Second edition corrected and improved, and adorned with Copper-Plates. Printed in London 1738 for J. Walthoe and others. 8;o. (2),IV,428,120 pp. + 3 engraved plates (2 folding);(12),489,(2),44 pages. Contemporary full calf, five raised bands. Double gilt frame on boards. Worn edges and spine. Boards with a few spots. Small damage to heads of spine with a piece lost vol.II. Lacking first free endpaper volume I. Some annotations in pencil. Quite a large spot in the margin page 141 Vol.II. Ink scribble on half-title in Vol.I. Owner's signature in Vol.II. (Stockholm in Decemb 1738. BB). 20 x 13 cm.*Volume I. Catalogus Stirpium in Exteris Regionibus A nobis Obsevatarum, Que vel non omnino vel parcè admodum in Anglia Sponte proveniunt. Volume II. Stirpium Orientalium. Eariorum Caralogi Tres.[#\32499].