SANDYS, George

Sandys Travailes: containing a History of the Original and present state of the Turkish Empire: their Laws, Government, Policy, Military Force, Courts of Justice and Commerce

London: R. and W. Leybourne, and to be sold by John Sweeting, 1658. Sixth edition. Folio (11 3/8 x 7 1/4 inches). Engraved title, folding map, folding panorama plate, engravings in text, some full-page, engraved initials and head-pieces. Contemporary English blind-ruled calf (joints skillfully restored, some wear to extremities). Provenance: early signatures by Edward Pares, John Breton, John Clarke, and George Stroude, pen trials on front flyleaves. Item #410604

"The work was first published in 1615 and reprinted many times during the 17th century. At that time it was the most elaborately illustrated English book on the Levant."

Price: $1,200.00