Histoire générale des voyagesou Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre, qui ont été publiées jusqu'à présent dans les différentes langues de toutes les nations connues[A New General Collection of Voyages and Travels]
First 12mo edition translated from the English by Abbé Prévost, following the original French edition published in 1746 (20 volumes in quarto). The original English-language version, written by John Green (16..?-1757), was published in 1745.
The 72 volumes are illustrated with 324 engravings and a portrait of the author drawn by Charles-Nicolas Cochin fils, as well as 230 maps and plans by Bellin. Title pages printed in red and black.
Uniformly bound in full brown calf. Spines with five raised bands, richly gilt with floral tools, roll-stamped borders, and gilt fillets; red morocco title and volume labels. Boards framed with double or triple gilt fillets depending on the volume; gilt tooling to board edges; all edges red or sprinkled in green and red. Volume labels lacking on volumes LXI and LXV.