The Pilgrim - Folio Society edition

The Pilgrim

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The Pilgrim - Folio Society edition
Folio Society
Literature

The Pilgrim

Pietro Della Valle

Edition year 1989
Binding Cloth
Translator George Bull
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 306
Dimensions 22.9 × 16.2 cm

Edition details

The Pilgrim by Pietro Della Valle, translated, abridged and introduced by George Bull, with seventeen leaves of reproductions of etchings from a Dutch edition of 1664-65. Full dark red and green cloths, divided vertically down the centre of each board, endleaves printed in green. Dark red slipcase. 22.9 x 16.2 cm. 306 pp.

About the book

The Pilgrim follows the seventeenth-century journeys of Pietro della Valle, a Roman traveller whose curiosity carried him through the Ottoman world, the Middle East, Persia and India. His accounts record cities, customs, religious practices and the people he encountered, bringing a highly personal voice to the history of travel. Selected and translated by George Bull, the narrative combines observation with the events and relationships of an adventurous life. It offers a European visitor's perspective on societies connected by trade, diplomacy and faith long before modern tourism.

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