Tavernier, Jean Baptiste and Jacob Spon | Sammelband of three travel narratives

Tavernier, Jean Baptiste

Beschreibung der Sechs Reisen...In Türckey, Persien und Indien innerhalb viertzig Jahren... nebenst der Beschreibung des Türckischen Serrails, und der Krönung des jetzt Regierenden Königs in Persien. Geneva: Johann Herman Widerhold, 1681

Folio (315 x 190 mm). 5 parts in 1 volume. Half title, engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, additional engraved title, typographic title to part I printed in red and black with a woodcut vignette, 20 engraved plates including a double-page engraved map of Japan and single-page map of "Tunquin," part V with engraved vignette of the crowning of Solimann III and 2 engraved head-pieces by I. I. Durant, woodcut initials and head and tail-pieces throughout; some light soiling and pale staining, the first two leaves creased and with short edge tears, the following preliminary leaves a bit worn at edges, final leaf of preface defective and separating at bottom of gutter, a tear in plate 5 of part II and plate A of part III.

[Bound with:] Jacob Spon and George Wheler. Italiänische, Dalmatische, Griechische und Orientalische Reise Beschreibung. Nuremberg: Johann Hofmann, 1690. 2 parts in 1 volume. Letterpress section titles, engraved title, 7 engraved plates including 1 folding, engraved and woodcut illustrations; final three leaves detatched.

[Bound with:] Vorstellung der Gold, Silber und Kupffernen Stücken und Muschlen und Mandlen: welche für Gelt-Müntze in gantz Asia gültig. N.p., n.d. 6 leaves bound between parts III and IV of Tavernier, with 4 woodcut illustrations; lacking title.

3 titles bound in one; contemporary vellum, spine titled and ruled in blind; some soiling to the vellum, a small tear in the spine affecting the blind-lettered title, the front joint starting, hinges cracked, the text block nearly detached, the sewing holding to the spine at the front hinge but not the rear.

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Sinkankis 6507 (Tavernier)