SONNINI (Ch.-Nicolas). Voyage en Grèce et en Turquie fait par ordre de Louis XVI. Paris, Buisson, 1801; 2 vol. in-8 (194 x 122 mm) and an atlas in-folio (338 x 250 mm), seeded calf (half calf for the atlas), smooth spines decorated with gilt latticework and diamond-shaped fleurons, gilt garland on covers (period bindings). First edition. Description of the islands of the Aegean archipelago, Cyprus, Rhodes, Candia and several parts of Turkey. A naturalist and collaborator of Buffon, Sonnini was particularly interested in the fauna and flora of these regions, their agricultural production, their crafts (morocco in Turkey), and the simple and healthy life of the islanders in contrast to the ignorance and arrogance of their rulers. Very large and beautiful folding map of the Levant (103x81 cm approx.) and 6 plates: natural history, costumes, childbirth of a Greek woman from the Archipelago... A VERY FINE COPY IN ATTRACTIVE, FRESH CONTEMPORARY BINDINGS.