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The voyages and travels of Sir John Mandevile, knight : wherein is set down the way to the Holy Land, and to Hierusalem: as also to the Lands of the Great Caan, and of Prestor John: to Inde, and divers other countries: Together with many and strange Marvels therein
Mandeville, Sir John
1684
Previously issued by these booksellers in 1677. Woodcut illustrations in text. Text in black letter.
Extraordinary newes from Constantinople, November the 27, 1641 : being a letter sent from thence to the Lord Dominicco, Mugliano, Florantino dated the second of September 1641 : conteyning a most certaine and true relation of the late and strange visions, with the aspects of two commetts or blazing starres with forked tayles. Appearing to the great Turke, and perpendicularly hanging over his Seraglio in Constantinople as also his incredible dreames, together with their interpretation by the wisest of his divines, astrologers and magicians
W. C (fl.1641)
1641
Pp.2-6 of the main text are numbered 2-5, 9.
A compleat history of the Cevennees : giving a particular account of the situation, strength and antiquity of the people and country : with some political reflections on their present circumstances... together with several treaties and stipulations made since Charles the 9th
1703
Main text ends high on p.168 (end of half-length gathering M) with no catchword, and pagination jumps to p.177 (beginning of gathering O) with appendicular documents, but it is not clear that any text...
The lady's travels into Spain. : Describing the devotions, nunneries, humour, customs, laws, militia, trade, diet, and recreations of that people, in several letters. : Intermix'd with great variety of modern adventures, and surprising accidents: being the truest and best remarks extant, on that court and country
Aulnoy Madame d' (1705)
[1710?]
Signatures B-Nn are numbered at foot "No.2" to "No.36" but this does not correspond to breaks in the text.
The history of the Turks : Describing the rise and ruin, of their first empire in Persia; the original of their second : Containing the lives and reigns of their several kings and emperors, from Ottoman its first founder to this present year, 1683. : Being a succinct series of history, of all their wars (forreign and domestick) policies, customs, religion and manners; with what else is worthy of note, in that great empire
Shirley, John (fl. 1680-1702)
1683
To the reader signed: I.S. (i.e. John Shirley). Pagination stops in mid-text at p.200, on O8v, beginning new sequence on Aa1r, no text missing; Wing S39 appears to do the same, according to BM entry...
Persepolis illustrata : or, The ancient and royal palace of Persepolis in Persia, destroyed by Alexander the Great about two thousand years ago : with particular remarks concerning that palace, and an account of the ancient authors, who have wrote thereupon. Illustrated and described, in twenty-one copper-plates
1739
Of the 13 plates of illustration, three are folding and six double. The text is engraved, in double columns. The 21 plates of the title appear to be a combination of the textual and illustrating plate...
An account of William Penn's travels in Holland and Germany, anno M. DC. LXXVII. for the service of the gospel of Christ: by way of journal : Containing also divers letters and epistles writ to several great and eminent persons whilst there
Penn, William (1644-1718)
1714
The 56p. section is 'Two epistles mentioned in page 215... A tender visitation, in the love of God, &c.' with separate pagination and register.
The world surveyed : or, The famous voyages & travailes of Vincent Le Blanc, or, White, of Marseilles: who from the age of fourteen years, to threescore and eighteen, travelled through most parts of the world : Viz. The East and West Indies, Persia, Pegu, the kingdoms of Fez and Morocco, Guinny, and through all Africa. From the cape of Good Hope, into Alexandria, by the territories of Monomotapa, of Preste John and Egypt, into the Mediterranean isles, and through the principal provinces of Europe. Containing a more exact description of several parts of the world, then hath hitherto been done by any other authour. The whole work enriched, wth many authentick histories
Leblanc, Vincent (1554-1640); Brooke, Francis
1660
In three parts. The translator's name, Francis Brooke, follows the dedication. Book-list of John Starkey (2pp.) on a4, between contents and main text.
An historical and geographical account of the Morea, Negropont, and the maritime places, as far as Thessalonica : illustrated with 42 maps of the countries, plains, and draughts of the cities, towns and fortifications
Coronelli, Vincenzo (1650-1718); R. W Gent
1687
Advertisement on p. [1] at end. Publisher's advertisement for 'Angliae notitia' [1p]. List of plates [2pp] precedes main text beginning on p.1, the second page numbered 208; a second p.208 is boun...
Sir Thomas Smithes voiage and entertainment in Rushia : with the tragicall ends of two emperors, and one empresse, within one moneth during his being there: and the miraculous preseruation of the now raigning emperor, esteemed dead for 18 yeares
Smith, Sir Thomas (1558?-1625)
1605
Errata on last page.
Three years travels from Moscow over-land to China : thro' Great Ustiga, Siriania, Permia, Sibiria, Daour, Great Tartary, &c. to Peking : containing an exact and particular description of the extent and limits of those countries, and the customs of the barbarous inhabitants; with reference to their religion, government, marriages, daily imployments, habits, habitations, diet, death, funerals, &c
Ides, Evert Ysbrants; Kao, Dionysius
1706
Additional engraved title-page, dated 1705, reading: 'The three years land travels of His Excellency E. Ysbrant Ides from Mosco to China' etc. "A short description of the vast empire of China. By Di...
An account of Denmark as it was in the year 1692
Molesworth, Robert Molesworth Viscount (1656-1725)
1694
First edition. Anon., attributed to Molesworth by NUC pre-1956 imprints.