ANTOINE FRANÇOIS D'EXILES PRÉVOST (1697-1763) Histoire Générale des Voyages, ou Nouvelle Collection de Toutes les Relations de Voyages par Mer et par Terre, qui ont été publiées jusqu'à present dans les différentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues. Paris: Chez Didot, 1746-1757 [vol. I-XV]; Chez la veuve Didot, 1759 [vol. XVI]; Amsterdam: Chez Arkstée et Merkus, 1761 [vol. XVII]; Paris: Chez Rozet, 1768 [vol. XVIII]; Chez Panckoucke, 1770 [vol. XIX]; Chez Moutardier, 1792 [vol. XX]. 20 volumes, 4° (254 x 200mm). 351 engraved plates, 103 folding or double-page, and 310 maps and plans, 241 folding, vol. I-XIX titles in red and black, 9 vols. with half-titles, preliminary leaves and directions to binder where required, printed side-notes, woodcut vignette head-pieces. (Very light browning to some plates, vol. V wormed at upper margin, not affecting text or plates.) Contemporary French mottled calf, boards with borders of triple blind rules, spines gilt in compartments, gilt morocco lettering-pieces in 2, red-stained edges (skilfully rebacked, hinges reinforced, some corners repaired, 3 volumes chipped at head). Provenance : note of purchase on vol. I title dated March 1768 -- Baron Henley (engraved armorial bookplates). FINE SET OF THE SCARCE COMPLETE PARIS EDITION of this very extensive collection of voyages, all first issues excepting vol. XX. The first seven volumes are a translation of the first four volumes of Green's Collection published by Astley, London 1745-1747, and vols. VIII-XV were compiled by Abbé Prévost, with vol. VIII-XI on the East Indies and Asia and vol. XII-XV on the Americas. Vol. XVI is the index printed by Didot's widow and vol. XVII is a Supplement of new voyages to the East Indies, taken from the edition printed at The Hague in 25 vols., 1747-1780. Vol. XVIII-XX are the Continuation by Meusnier de Querlon, A. Deleyre and Roussellot de Surgy, with voyages to the Arctic regions, and the final volume is devoted to the voyages of Cook, Wallis, Byron, and Bougainville. All the principal early voyages to the Pacific are included as well as those to Africa, Asia and the Americas. The many plates and maps are variously engraved by Cochin fils, Tardieu and others from the original published voyages and all are strong, crisp impressions excepting those in the Continuation. Brunet notes that, although prepared in haste and perhaps a little lacking in method, this collection 'n'est certainement pas sans mérite' and could even be said to be preferable to the edition published in The Hague, adding that vol. XX is frequently lacking and difficult to find. Cox I, p. 32; Hill 1391; Sabin 65402; Brunet IV, 868. (20)
ANTOINE FRANÇOIS D'EXILES PRÉVOST (1697-1763) Histoire Générale des Voyages, ou Nouvelle Collection de Toutes les Relations de Voyages par Mer et par Terre, qui ont été publiées jusqu'à present dans les différentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues. Paris: Chez Didot, 1746-1757 [vol. I-XV]; Chez la veuve Didot, 1759 [vol. XVI]; Amsterdam: Chez Arkstée et Merkus, 1761 [vol. XVII]; Paris: Chez Rozet, 1768 [vol. XVIII]; Chez Panckoucke, 1770 [vol. XIX]; Chez Moutardier, 1792 [vol. XX]. 20 volumes, 4° (254 x 200mm). 351 engraved plates, 103 folding or double-page, and 310 maps and plans, 241 folding, vol. I-XIX titles in red and black, 9 vols. with half-titles, preliminary leaves and directions to binder where required, printed side-notes, woodcut vignette head-pieces. (Very light browning to some plates, vol. V wormed at upper margin, not affecting text or plates.) Contemporary French mottled calf, boards with borders of triple blind rules, spines gilt in compartments, gilt morocco lettering-pieces in 2, red-stained edges (skilfully rebacked, hinges reinforced, some corners repaired, 3 volumes chipped at head). Provenance : note of purchase on vol. I title dated March 1768 -- Baron Henley (engraved armorial bookplates). FINE SET OF THE SCARCE COMPLETE PARIS EDITION of this very extensive collection of voyages, all first issues excepting vol. XX. The first seven volumes are a translation of the first four volumes of Green's Collection published by Astley, London 1745-1747, and vols. VIII-XV were compiled by Abbé Prévost, with vol. VIII-XI on the East Indies and Asia and vol. XII-XV on the Americas. Vol. XVI is the index printed by Didot's widow and vol. XVII is a Supplement of new voyages to the East Indies, taken from the edition printed at The Hague in 25 vols., 1747-1780. Vol. XVIII-XX are the Continuation by Meusnier de Querlon, A. Deleyre and Roussellot de Surgy, with voyages to the Arctic regions, and the final volume is devoted to the voyages of Cook, Wallis, Byron, and Bougainville. All the principal early voyages to the Pacific are included as well as those to Africa, Asia and the Americas. The many plates and maps are variously engraved by Cochin fils, Tardieu and others from the original published voyages and all are strong, crisp impressions excepting those in the Continuation. Brunet notes that, although prepared in haste and perhaps a little lacking in method, this collection 'n'est certainement pas sans mérite' and could even be said to be preferable to the edition published in The Hague, adding that vol. XX is frequently lacking and difficult to find. Cox I, p. 32; Hill 1391; Sabin 65402; Brunet IV, 868. (20)
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