- 3268
Rycaut, Sir Paul (1628-1700).
Estimate
250 - 350 GBP
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Description
- The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire... fifth edition, corrected and enlarged by the Author. London: Printed by T[homas] N[ewcomb] for John Starkey, 1682
3 parts in one volume, 8vo (187 x 116mm.), [16 (including engraved additional title on A1 verso)], 255, 260-406, [6 (verso of final leaf blank)] pp., illustration: woodcut initials, 17 full-page engravings in text, and 12 plates, binding: contemporary calf, spine in five compartments with raised bands, T2 torn without loss, Aa4 with small hole with loss of a few letters and affecting engraving on verso, some browning and spotting, upper cover detached, binding rather rubbed
Provenance
Richard Banister, October 21, 1721, ownership inscription on pastedown
Literature
Wing R2404; cf. Atabey 1068 (fourth edition)