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THBSANDYS, George, 1578-1644. Sandys Travailes.
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LiveNov 8, 2025
The Library of Curiosities - Part 2 auction features more selections from the collection of John A Davidson Jr., a life long collector of rare books. John was extraordinarily interested in a wide array of subjects including the natural sciences, travel, history, and magic. Gray's Auctioneers info@graysauctioneers.com
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- Lot Description
SANDYS, George, 1578-1644. 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 : the Mahometan religion and ceremonies : a description of Constantinople : the grand seignors seraglio and his manner of living : also, of Greece, with the religion and customes of the Graecians : of Egypt, the antiquity, hieroglyphicks rites, customs, discipline and religion of the Egyptians : a voyage on the river Nilus, and of the crocodile : of Arminia, Grand Cairo, Rhodes, the pyramides, colossus, mummies, &c. : the former flourishing and present state of Alexandria : a description of the Holy-land : of the Jews and several sects of Christians living there : of Jerusalem, sepulchre of Christ, temple of Solomon and what else either of antiquity or worth observation : lately, Italy described, and the Islands adjoyning, as Cyprus, Crete Malta, Sicilia, the Aeolian Islands, of Rome, Venice, Naples, Syracusa, Messena, Aetna, Scylla and Charybdis and other places of note : illustrated with fifty graven maps and figures.
Sixth Edition
London : Printed by R. and W. Leybourn, and are to be sold by John Sweeting at the Angel in Popes-head-Alley, 1658.
[2], 240 p., [3] leaves of plates. With illustrations, engraved title page, folded map, and plans, vignettes, decorative initials, and marginal notes.
Bound in mottled leather, raised bands, decorative gilt panels, black leather spine label, gilt dentelles, marbled end papers.
H: 11 W: 7 1/2 in.Dimension
Height: 11.00Condition
Very Good. Corners bumped, some slight browning at edge of pages, text block trimmed close to tail of text.
- Provenance
From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.
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