Rycaut, Sir Paul
The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire
£353
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
London: R. Clavell, J. Robinson and A. Churchill, 1686. Sixth edition ('corrected'), 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, [14] 256 261-406 [5] pp., engraved additional title-page, 12 engraved plates of Ottoman costume, 16 similar full-page engravings in the text, binding rebacked, moderate browning, a few damp-stains, engraved title with imprint shaved, old reinforcement along top and bottom edges and small chip to lower fore corner, letterpress title with old ownership inscription (now obliterated), 2A1 with loss to fore margin (not affecting engraving of janissary verso), 2B1 with long closed tear in gutter
Provenance
18th-century engraved bookplate of William Massey of St John's College Cambridge, possibly the rector of Ditchingham, Norfolk, and inheritor of Poole Hall, Cheshire.