The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Several Nations of the Known World: Represented in Above an Hundred Copper-Plates Designed by the Famous Picart. Together with Historical Explanations, and Several Curious Dissertations...: Vol. I (1731), The Ceremonies of the Jews, etc..; Vol. II (1731), The Ceremonies of the Roman Catholicks; Vol. III (1731), The Ceremonies of the Idolatrous Nations; Vol. IV (1735), Part II; Vol. V (1736), Containing the Ceremonies of the Greeks and Protestants; Vol. VI (1737) in Two Parts. Part I. Containing the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England, of the Presbyterians, Independents, Anabaptists, Quakers, etc.. Part II. Containing the Various Sects of Mahometans, with an Appendix of the Lives of Mohammed, Omar, and Ali. Vol. VII (1739), Containing the Various Sects of Mahometans. 7 parts in a 6-vol. set [221 Gravure Plates]
London: Nicholas Prevost (Vols. 1-3); Claude du Bosc (Vols. 4-7), 1731-1739. First English language edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio (15 3/4 x 10 1/2"). Rebacked in calf with original full mottled calf laid to covers, with gilt lettering and tooling to original laid down spines; raised bands and dentelles, housed in..... More