Travels Through Europe, Asia, and into Part of Africa;

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One of the most detailed early-18th-century travel narratives and ethnographic records. 3 Vols, 1st eds, 1723, 1723, 1732, VG, 50 pls, 7 maps, 20 small woodcuts. In uniform, contemporary worn full speckled calf, gilt edge tooling, tips repaired. Spines, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to red call labels, (calf rebacks to Vols 1 & 2 - to style). Internally Vol 1, 1723, [14], [1], [1], [1], 2-440 pp, 27 pls (15 folding), 2 maps (folding), 5 woodcuts (headers), 4 woodcuts (footers), 3 woodcuts (initial letters), (Folio, 214*348 mm). Vol 2, 1723, [3], 4-432, [1], 2-72 pp, 4 maps (folding - 1 w/small crease tear, 1 w/small chip), 14 pls (6 folding), 1 header, 1 initial letter, p 266 miss-numbered 256, small wormhole to margin of a few leaves. (Folio, 211*350 mm). Vol 3, 1732, frontis, [6], [1], 2-296 pp, [10] index, [2] adverts, 9 pls, 1 map (folding), 2 headers, 2 footer, 2 initials, p182 miss-numbered 281, small margin tear p227. (Folio, 219*349 mm). (ESTC T146753. N69482. Lipperheide 556). La Motraye carefully records clothing, festivals, religious practices, marriage customs, diets, and daily life. His descriptions of the Ottoman Empire, Caucasus, and Persia are particularly valuable due to his lengthy stays.