Meurs. Creta, Cyprus, Rhodus. Amsterdam. 1675. contemporary calf, Archbishop Marsh's copy

MEURS, JAN

Creta, Cyprus, Rhodus. Amsterdam: Abraham Wolfgang, 1675

FIRST EDITION, 3 parts in one, small 4to (200 x 150mm.), contemporary calf, binding rubbed and restored (new spine and corners)

LITERATURE:

Blackmer 1121; not in Atabey

PROVENANCE:

Narcissus [Marsh], inscription on title-page dated 1690 as bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, stating that this was a gift from Frances Guise, the widow of William Guise (the Oriental scholar, died 1683), and with Marsh's Greek motto at head of title-page; Dr. Timothy Godwin (Goodwyn, ?1670-1729), Lord Archbishop of Cashel, armorial bookplate on verso of title-page (he was appointed archbishop in 1727); John Cliffe AM, 1767, signature on first and third title

Marsh (1638-1713) was appointed bishop of Ferns and Leighlin in 1683, subsequently archbishop of Cashel in 1691 and of Dublin in 1694, where he founded a public library (now Marsh's Library) in around 1701. There are other volumes still in Marsh's Library that came from Frances Guise.