POCOCKE, RICHARD. A Description of the East. 178 engraved plates and maps. [2], vi, [8], 310; [4], [iii]-xi, [1], 268; vii, [1], 308 pages, including engraved dedication in Volume 2/1. 3 volumes in 2. Folio, 410x252 mm, contemporary calf gilt, quite worn, joints crudely reinforced at an early date, cover corners restored, endpapers conspicuously renewed, hinges reinforced with cloth tape; varying toning and foxing affecting many plates and maps, offsetting from engraved matter throughout, clean tear in plate 49 in Volume 1, plate 4 in Volume 2/1 cropped at top. London: W. Bowyer for the Author and sold by J. and R. Knapton et al., 1743-45