Mendes Pinto´s The Voyages... 1692
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PINTO, FERDINAND MENDEZ. The Voyages and Adventures of Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, a Portugal: During his Travels for the space of one and Twenty Years in the Kingdoms of Ethiopia, China, Tartaria, Cauchinchina, Calaminham, Siam, Pegu, Japan, and a great part of the East-Indies. With a Relation and Description of most of the Places thereof, their Religion, Laws, Riches, Customs, and Governement in the time of Peace and War. Where he five times suffered Shipwrack, was sixteen times sold and thirteen times made a slave... The Third Edition. Done into English by H. C. Gent. London (printed for Richard Bently, Jacob Tonson, Francis Saunders, and Tho. Bennet) 1692.
Folio (about 283x186 mm.). (14), 1-231, 240-326 (pp. 232-239 omitted at pagination) pp.
Later (19th century) polished tan calf, slightly worn, covers double-ruled in gilt and blind, mended in the joints, gilt spine in six compartments, on upper compartment a gilt light-house with the text Northerrm light boat, in lower compartment the gilt number 1537, marbled edges. Bokbinders label "Robert Seton Edinburgh" on inside of upper cover. Minor foxing, a few marginal annotations.
Löwendahl: China illustrata nova. Supplement, 1587.
A reprint of Henry Cogans Translation, originally published in 1653.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
Auktionsnummer:
6188
Date:
2017-11-21