[GASPARIN, Valérie (comtesse de)]. - Lot 178

[GASPARIN, Valérie (comtesse de)]. Journal d'un voyage au Levant. Paris, Marc Ducloux et Cie, 1848. 3 volumes in-8. [4]-VI-[2]-341-[2] pp. 505-[4] pp. and [4]-493-[2] pp. Contemporary eggplant half-chagrin, spine-ribs decorated with gilt and gilt-dotted caissons, gilt title, edges finely speckled (spines faded and slightly rubbed, small damp stains on the first pages of volume 1, scattered brown spots throughout, traces of ex-libris torn from endpapers). First edition of this exceptional account of a woman's journey to the Orient. The Countess de Gasparin explores, relates and describes a journey through Greece (vol. I), Egypt and Nubia (vol. II) and finally the desert (Palestine) and Syria (vol. III). mportant diary of a trip made with her husband, a former minister under Louis-Philippe. Contains many careful observations of landscapes, people, historical sites, customs and religious traditions, and even practical information like a travel guide. Chadenat, 1818. [Holy Land].