Itinery written by Fynes Moryson Gent. First in the Latine Tongue, and Then Translated by Him Into English: Containing His Ten Years Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Switzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland and Ireland. Divided into III parts.

Moryson, Fynes

Verlag: John beale, London, 1617

Beschreibung

3 parts bound as one. Very scarce first edition. Full calf leather binding, 7 compartments to spine, title lable missing. Binding rubbed especially at corners. Joints head and tail repaired with overlaid strips of calve. Front board cracked but cords intact. 3 book plates of previous owners and pencil notes on inside front board. Loose end paper ink name , title page ink name "John Strype, 1669" who was English clergyman, historian and biographer. Also ink comment, otherwise very good unmarked copy. Page 73 mis-printed as 37, occasional mis-pagination but the text is consecutive and complete so no pages missing (2 pages 83 and 84, 106 straight to 109 but text is consecutive). Illustrated with 8 original woodcut engravings of Venice, Naples, Rome, Genoa, Paris, Jerusalem, plan of Christ Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Constantinople. Also with extensive tables of coins, histories, genealogies, etc. Large and beautiful woodcut initials throughout along with elaborate engraved head and tail pieces. Regarded as one of the most outstanding works of its kind, one of the greatest contemporary European accounts of its period. (Howegego). This is a heavy / oversized item so may incur higher postage rates. Further details and images are available on request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 197

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Itinery written by Fynes Moryson Gent. First...

Verlag: John beale, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1617

Einband: Hardback

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First Edition.

Art des Buches: book