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297 - Asia.- Ogilby (John) Asia, the First Part being An Accurate Description of Persia ..., first edition, all published, additional engraved title, 28 engraved plates (12 double-page), 4 engraved double-page maps and plans, lacking B1 as usual, engraved title trimmed and laid down, previous owner's ink-stamp to title, small hole to 2M4 affecting odd letter,Âby the Author at his House in White-Friers, 1673,Âbound before, Nieuhoff (John) An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China,Âsecond edition, translated by John Ogilby, 15 engraved plates only (of 17), one double-page map, one double-page plan of Canton, lacking additional engraved title, tiny worming to top edge (3N1 to the end), by the Author, 1673,Âtogether 2 vol. in 1,Âtitle in red and black, engraved illustrations, occasional light water-staining, lacking pastedowns, later reverse calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, backstrip becoming defective, [ETSC R32245; R3880; Wing O166; N1153], folio.
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Asia.- Ogilby (John) Asia, the First Part being An Accurate Description of Persia ..., first edition, all published, additional engraved title, 28 engraved plates (12 double-page), 4 engraved double-page maps and plans, lacking B1 as usual, engraved title trimmed and laid down, previous owner's ink-stamp to title, small hole to 2M4 affecting odd letter,Âby the Author at his House in White-Friers, 1673,Âbound before, Nieuhoff (John) An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China,Âsecond edition, translated by John Ogilby, 15 engraved plates only (of 17), one double-page map, one double-page plan of Canton, lacking additional engraved title, tiny worming to top edge (3N1 to the end), by the Author, 1673,Âtogether 2 vol. in 1,Âtitle in red and black, engraved illustrations, occasional light water-staining, lacking pastedowns, later reverse calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, backstrip becoming defective, [ETSC R32245; R3880; Wing O166; N1153], folio.
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