Klaproth (Heinrich Julius von) Voyage au Mont Caucase et en Georgie, 2 vol. bound in one, first edition in French, folding map of Georgia after Klaproth, folding letterpress table, occasional spotting, contemporary quarter calf, worn, spine detaching, [Atabey 637; Brunet III, 672; not in Blackmer], 8vo, Charles Gosselin, Paris, 1823. *** Memorable account of Klaproth’s ethnographic and linguistic expedition to the Caucasus (1807-1808). The original edition in German appeared in 1812—14. Pages 289-577 of volume 2 are devoted to the languages of the Caucasus. Klaproth (1783-1835) was a German Orientalist and explorer who became a fellow of the Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg in 1804. His works represent the most important early surveys of Oriental languages.