PUGET DE SAINT PIERRE.

Histoire des Druses, Peuple du Libon, Formé par une Colonie de Francois. Avec des Notes Politiques et geographiques.

Paris, Cailleau, 1763. Bound in 18th century full calf. Broad inside gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Frontcover loose. Upper compartment of back gone. Internally fine. Engraved titlepage and a printed title without year. XII,310,(2) pp. Last leaf: Fautes a corriger and 1 large folded map by de Lafasse (30x22,5 cm.). Printed on good paper.

As to collation of leaves this should be the first edition (the printing is different from the second), but it has the engraved title belonging to the second edition). It has got the map issued with the second edition, not present in the first. - The work describes in 3 sections the esoteric religion of the Druses, founded in the 11th century by the Fatimid Caliph of Egypt, their history and their commerce.

Order-nr.: 28198