ARVIEUX (Laurent d'). - LA ROQUE (Jean-Paul de). Journey in Palestine, towards the Great Emir, Chief of the Arab Princes of the Desert, known as Bedouïns, or Scenite Arabs, who claim to be the true posterity of Ishmael son of Abraham. Made by order of King Louis XIV. With the General Description of Arabia, made by the Sultan Ismael Abulfeda, translated into French on the best Manuscripts, with Notes. Amsterdam: Steenhouwer & Uytwerf, 1718. - In-12, marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red speckled edges (contemporary binding). Second edition published one year after the original, of this relationship published by Jean de La Roque (1661-1745) based on the handwritten memoirs of the traveller and diplomat Laurent d'Arvieux (1635-1702) who lived in the East from 1653 to 1665. The illustration consists of 5 plates, including the frontispiece, drawn and engraved by Jan Wandelaar (1690-1720). The headdress is flattened, the jaws are slightly cracked, the top of the second plate is insulated, and there is some rubbing. Scattered freckles, ink stain on page 272 and on the back of the opposite folding plate.