Abbé PREVOST (Antoine-François). - Lot 55

Abbé PREVOST (Antoine-François). Histoire generale des voyages, ou Nouvelles collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre, qui ont été publiés jusqu'à présent dans les différentes langues de toutes les nations connues... A Paris, chez Didot, 1746-1757 (T. I-XIV) / La Veuve Didot (T. XV-XVI) / chez Rozet, 1768 (T. XVIII) / chez Panckoucke, 1770 (T. XIX) ; A Amsterdam, chez Arkstée et Merkus, 1761 (T. XVII). 19 volumes in-4 (26.8 x 19.5 cm). Contemporary marbled fawn basane, 5-ribbed spine, red and fawn titles and endpapers, richly decorated with gilt fillet and small gilt irons, double gilt fillet on the edges, marbled edges (epidermis and rubbing on the bindings, a few damaged or missing headpieces, interior generally in good condition with light brown spots and browning, small marginal blemishes on a few leaves). First edition in 19 volumes in-4, profusely illustrated with 623 plates, including numerous maps and plans. -Volume I (Didot 1746). [1] f. (title), XVII-[1]-XIV-563-[4] pp. 30 plates (25 announced in the notice, including the frontispiece and 5 supplementary maps). -Volume II (Didot 1746). VIII-654 pp, [1] f. (notice of binding), 52 plates. Volume III (Didot 1747). VIII-638 pp. 22 plates including 12 maps and plans. Volume IV (Didot 1747). [2] ff. (title and title fx.), 648 pp. with pp. 573*-584* between pp. 572 and 573 (pagination error, p. 57 numbered 53 and repeated to end), [1] f. (rel. notice), 52 plates (including 12 supp. plates from t.III bound after page 648). Vol. V. (Didot 1748). VIII-564 pp, [1] f. (rel. notice), 63 plates (including 6 supp. plates for vol. IV). Volume VI (Didot, 1748). [1] f. (title fx.), X-608 pp. 45 plates. Volume VII (Didot, 1749). [2] ff. (title and title fx.), 624 pp, [1] f. (notice rel.), 25 plates. Volume VIII (Didot, 1750). [4] ff. (fx. title, title, warn. and rel. notice), 65 pp. 26 plates. Tome IX. (Didot, 1751). [4] ff. (fx. title, warn. title and table), 646 pp, [1] f. (notice to rel.), 26 plates. Tome X. (Didot, 1752). VI-2*-688 pp, [2] ff (table and notice to binder), 25 plates. Vol. XI. (Didot, 1753). [1] f. (title), II-722 pp, [2] ff (table and notice to binder), 25 plates. Volume XII (Didot, 1754). XX-659-[1] pp. 28 plates. Tome XIII. Didot, 1756. VI-[1]-658 pp., [1] f. (notice to binder), 25 plates. Tome XIV. Didot, 1757. VIII-763-[1] pp. 29 plates. Tome XV. La Veuve Didot 1759. VII-[1]-728 pp. 28 plates. Volume XVI. Table alphabétique des matières contenues dans les XV volumes de l'Histoire des voyages. A Paris, chez la Veuve Didot, 1761. [2] ff. (fx. title and title), 776 pp. Tome XVII. Suite de l'Histoire Generale des Voyages... Tome dix-septième, contenant les restitutions & les additions de l'édition Hollande pour servir de supplément à l'édition de Paris. A Amsterdam, chez Arkstée et Merkus, 1761. LII-542 pp, [1] f. (pl. list), 31 plates. Tome XVIII. Continuation de l'Histoire Generale des Voyages... Tome dix-huitième forming the first volume of the continuation. A Paris, chez Rozet, 1768. [3] ff. (fx title, title, dedication), XXVII-[2]-576 pp, [1] f. (pl. list), 36 plates. Tome XIX. Continuation de l'Histoire Generale des Voyages... Tome dix-neuvième formant le dernier volume des voyages de mer. A Paris, chez Panckoucke, 1770. [2] ff. (title and title fx.), 611 pp. (errata on verso of p. 611), 16 plates.