A. DE CHATEAUBRIAND: ITINERAIRE DE PARIS A JERUSALEM EN ALLANT PAR LA GRECE ET REVENANT PAR L EGYPTE. PARIS 1811 Second completed edition published few months after the first . In 8vo, contemporary full leather over boards very slightly rubbed, complete in three volumes,half titles, titles, [110], 275p.,408p., 375p., folding facsimile in Arabic and one big folding map (76x50cm) of the travel, text clean and bright,ex libris of August Salm and the famous Schloss (castle) Dyck, the first owner (Prince Salm 1773-1861)was not just a royalty,he was one of the greater botanist of 19th century, overall very good condition, a nice copy with fine provenance Chateaubriand, an ardent Philhellene, combined his experiences of travel in the Morea and Attica in 1806-7 with invented stories to weave a strong philhellenism that promote French enthusiasm for Greece. The success of his travel account paved the way for several publications. A classical travel account for the Levant, this edition was the first with a huge rare copper engraved map. The first two editions of this classical work are scarce. Atabey 225 (fourth edition), Blackmer 328 (third edition)