# DELLA VALLE (Pietro, il Pellegrino). VIAGGI DESCRITTI DA L - Lot 55

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# DELLA VALLE (Pietro, il Pellegrino). VIAGGI DESCRITTI DA L - Lot 55
# DELLA VALLE (Pietro, il Pellegrino). VIAGGI DESCRITTI DA LUI MEDESIMO IN LETTERE familiari all' erudito suo amico Mario Schifano. Bologna, Presso Gioseffo Longhi, 1672, 3 parts in 4 vols. in-12, 1st part: La Turchia, 1 vol. of [36]-573-[1] p.; 2nd part: La Persia, 2 vols. of 636 and 683 (1-646, 651-683, without missing)-1 bl. ; 3rd part : L'India, 1 vol. of 632 p., ivory vellum (period binding). Pietro Della Valle, known as Pellegrino (1586-1652) was an Italian adventurer, poet, musician and explorer; he identified Babylon, revealed the existence of cuneiform writing and became one of the first specialists of Assyriology. Damage to the binding with missing parts, wear, foxing and browned pages.
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