Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great : describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan : interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned [sic] in those parts during these later times : as also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent : severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit : as also proper observations concerning them.
Saved in:
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
Language: | English |
Published: |
London :
Printed by R. Everingham, for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswell,
1677.
|
Edition: | In this fourth impression are added (by the author now living) as well many additions throughout the whole work, as also several sculptures, never before printed. |
Subjects: | |
Genre: | |
Ownership and Custodial History: |
Engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "William Bentham esqr, barrister at law, E.A.S. & F.L.S." (this is the collector [approximately 1757-1837], a distant cousin of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham); lithographic (?) armorial bookplate, with motto "Fide et amore", on recto of front free end-paper: "John Dunn Gardner, Chatteris House, Cambridgeshire" (this is the British politician and landowner [1811-1903]); "o/u" inscribed (in an early hand?) on leaf 3K1v; modern pencil inscription on leaf [A]3r: "C 2336"; exhibition label and clipped bookseller's description available in MSS 466, Box 1, Folder 214. |
Local Note: |
MSU: Damage to foot of added, engraved title page slightly affects text. |
Binding Information: |
In full 18th-century (?) calf; boards, spine, outer edges of boards, and turn-ins tooled in gilt; spine lettered in gilt; yellow (?) edges; marbled end-papers ; two red silk page-markers. |
Physical Description: | [8], 399, [21] pages, [3] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations, maps (engravings) ; 32 cm |
Variant Title: |
Some yeares travels into Africa & Asia the great
Herbert's Travels.
Travels |
Format: | Book |
MSU Special Collections - Rare Books
Call Number: |
XX folio DS7 .H54 1677
|
---|---|
XX folio DS7 .H54 1677 | Library Use Only Get this |