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Paris, Freres Guerin 1746. (8),16,132 pages + 22 Tables and one leaf. Uncut in gray wrappers.

To which is added the Natural History of Tea ... London, W. Bowyer for Fletcher Gyles 1730. (4),119,(1) pages. 4:o. Later half cloth. Last leaf wrinkled. First edition.

Parma, chez les Freres Faure, 1768. xii,548,(2) + vi,591.(1) pages + 3 + 8 plates 4:o. Contemporary full leather with worn head and tail of spine. Some 15 leaves with small brown stain at top of upper margin, otherwise very fine interior. 2 volumes.

Nürnberg, Johann Hoffman 1681. Part I: Engraved extra title, (6),300,(4) pages + 1 double-page map, 4 double-page plates, 24 other plates and 6 engravings in text. Part II: Title, 170,(4) pages + 3 double-page maps, 7 double-page plates, 3 other engraved plates and 5 engravings in text. 4:o. In old, slightly worn vellum. Leaves has been repaired with adhesive tape, but most of them has later been delt with and better restorations has been done, but they forgot 2 or 3. Half-title missing.

Amsterdam no printer or date (1773?) Folding title-plate with coats of arms, 156,(3) pages text, 49 folding maps and plans (35 coloured), 2 distance-tables (coloured) and one plate with flags (b/w). (Complete) An extremely clean and well preserved copy in contemporary half leather. The interior is as new! Former owners name dated 1782.

item, Ioannis Cassiani Eremitæ non prorsus dissimilis argumenti libri aliquot, ... Wood-cuts on title- and end-page, and a few in text. Basel, Henric Petrini 1575. (64), 1295, (1) pages. 3:o. Contemporary panel-stamped pigskin with raised bands. 2 working brass catches. Old ink-underlinings. A very fine copy. The binding is in excellent condition, only one corner with slight wear. Text in Latin and Greek.

Nürnberg, Anton Koberger 1496, XII kalend. octobris (= September 20). 272 leaves, a1-8 - z1-8, A1-8 - L1-8 (complete). 29,5 x 21.5 cm. Old vellum, new end-papers. Title and one leaf probablly from another copy, slightly smaller. From Conventus Santae Mariae de Cimelis(?) Niciae. HC 652. GW 867.

Schleswig, Johan Holwein 1656. Engraved title, (28),768,(34) pages + 21 plates and 2 maps. With 76 illustrations in text. 5 of the plates with tear without loss of paper. The Volga map is missing a piece of paper under the cartouch, and the Persia map is in 2 parts but complete. 6 portraits and one map (?) is missing. Together with: Johan Albrecht von Mandelslo, Morgenländische Reyse-Beschreibung. Herausgeben durch Adam Olearius. Schleswig. Johan Holwein 1658. Engraved title, (32),248,(36) pages + engraved map. 21 illustrations in text. Engraved title and map water-stained. a few brown spots. Authors portrait is missing. Together with: Schich Saadi, Persianischer Rosenthal. In welchem viel lustige Historien, scharffsinnige Reden und nützliche Regeln. (Herausgeben) Durch Adamo Oleario. Schleswig, Johan Holwein 1654. Engraved title, (52),196,(30) pages with 32 illustrations in text. On page 88 there is an empty space for a missing engraving. One portrait is missing. Bound together in old blind-tooled full leather with worn surface and 2 cm tear at foot of spine. A few leaves with small tears in margins and some with a little browning. 3 important and rare works on Persia and Russia bound in one volume. A total of 8 portraits is missing and maybe a map.

Ed. Bernardinus Gadolus. Venedig (Venezia), Johannes et Gregorius de Gregoriis 1497-1498. 194 + 614 + 38 leaves. Folio. 34,5x23 cm. Bound i 2 volumes, volume 1 with old blind-tooled leather boards on wood. Spine with later worn white leather. No clasps. Volume 2, old blind-tooled vellum on wooden boards. Spine with later white leather. Later clasps, one not complete. o3 in volume 1 signed n3 and m2 in volume 2 signed n2. 2 blank leaves. QQq1-6 that should be places in the end of part 3 is placed in the end of part 2. Here and there small water-stains in margins An interesting copy from Kloster Sternberg. Volume 1 has lots of old commentaries in very fine handwriting in the margins. Volume 2 has 3 coloured initials. The work is more than complete, one leave more than GW . Volume 2 is maybee rebound in the 16th century but volume 1 could very well be contemporary.