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The travels of Sir John Chardin into Persia and the East Indies : The first volume, containing the author's voyage from Paris to Ispahan : To which is added, The coronation of this present king of Persia, Solyman the Third
Chardin, Sir John (1643-1713)
1686
No more published. First issue of the first English edition, with 'Directions for the book-binder for placing the cuts' in later, corrected state. A French edition was published simultaneously, but ...
The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation, made by sea or ouerland, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres: diuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed : The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries &c. of the English toward the north and northeast by sea... : together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. VVhereunto is annexed a briefe commentary of the true state of Island, and of the northren seas and lands situate that way; as also the memorable defeat of the Spanish huge Armada, Anno 1588 : The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation made by sea or ouer-land, to the south and south-east (v.1 - 2)
Hakluyt, Richard (1552?-1616); Bishop, George (1562-1611); Newbery, Ralph (1560-1607); Barker, Robert (1645)
1599-1600
Author's name spelled Hackluyt on t.-p. for v. 2. Initials, head and tail pieces. Includes "A briefe and true report of the honorable voyage vnto Cadiz, 1596": v. 1, p. 607-619, excised from most ...
The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation, made by sea or ouerland, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres: diuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed : The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries &c. of the English toward the north and northeast by sea... : together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages. VVhereunto is annexed a briefe commentary of the true state of Island, and of the northren seas and lands situate that way; as also the memorable defeat of the Spanish huge Armada, Anno 1588 : The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation made by sea or ouer-land, to the south and south-east (v.3)
Hakluyt, Richard (1552?-1616); Bishop, George (1562-1611); Newbery, Ralph (1560-1607); Barker, Robert (1645)
1599-1600
Author's name spelled Hackluyt on t.-p. for v. 2. Initials, head and tail pieces. Includes "A briefe and true report of the honorable voyage vnto Cadiz, 1596": v. 1, p. 607-619, excised from most ...
Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.1)
Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)
1625
Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...
Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.2)
Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)
1625
Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...
Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.3)
Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)
1625
Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...
Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes... [etc] (v.4)
Purchas, Samuel (1577?-1626)
1625
Vols.1-2, 3-4, paged continuously except Book 1 of vol.1 which is paged separately. Many errors in pagination. (See Lowndes: 'Bibliographer's manual of English literature,' vol.4 for full collation). ...
Of the state of Europe. XIIII. bookes : Containing the historie, and relation of the many provinces hereof. Continued out of approved authours
Richardson, Gabriel (1642)
An. Dom. 1627
Last leaf of Book XI (d2) and of Book XIV (Y4) blank. The separate paginations of each book have the following misnumberings: Book I, p.16 misnumbered 19; Book III, p.36 misnumbered 37; Book VI, pag...
The history of the Turkish Empire from the year 1623 to the year 1677 : containing the reigns of the three last emperours, viz Sultan Morat or Amurat IV, Sultan Ibrahim, and Sultan Mahomet IV his son, the XIII. emperour now reigning
Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700); Knolles, Richard (1550?-1610)
1680
A continuation of Richard Knolles' The generall historie of the Turkes. "The memoirs of Paul Ricaut, Esq., containing the history of the Turks, from the year 1660 to the year 1678, with the most rem...
A relation of a journey begun An. Dom. 1610 : foure bookes, containing a description of the Turkish Empire, of Ægypt, of the Holy Land, of the remote parts of Italy, and ilands adioining
Sandys, George (1578-1644); Barrett, William (1624)
1615
First edition. Engraved t.p. Side notes.
The history of Lapland : wherein are shewed the original, manners, habits, marriages, conjurations, &c. of that people
Scheffer, Johannes (1621-1679); Cremer, Acton
1674
Title vignette. Madan claims every leaf bears a signature, but F2, L12 and preliminaries are unsigned. The imprint does not mention the vendors, as some copies do (cf. Madan). With engraved addi...
Italy, in its original glory, ruine and revival, being an exact survey of the whole geography, and history of that famous country; with the adjacent islands of Sicily, Malta, &c. : And whatever is remarkable in Rome (the mistress of the world) and all those towns and territories, mentioned in antient and modern authors
Schottus, Franciscus (1548-1622); Warcupp, Edmund
1660
Nnn 2 is signed Nn2 in error. Some errors in pagination. Translation by Warcupp of Franciscus Schottus's "Itinerarii Italiae rerumque Romarum libri tres" (OCLC, Wing(2)). Illustrations: added en...