NICOLAY (Nicolas de). [The First Four Books of Eastern Voyag - Lot 216

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NICOLAY (Nicolas de). [The First Four Books of Eastern Voyag - Lot 216
NICOLAY (Nicolas de). [The First Four Books of Eastern Voyages and Pilgrimages. Lyon, Guillaume Rouille, 1568.] Folio, flexible vellum with gilt lettering from the period. A very incomplete copy of one of the finest books ever published on the Ottoman Empire. Present are folio **2 (chapters from Books I and II), the 8-page preface, folio ***3 (chapters from Books III and IV), pp. 9–110, 115–140, and 145–178, and 41 (out of 60) intaglio-engraved plates depicting costumes. (Baudrier, vol. IX, pp. 318–319.) The plates are in period colors. Numerous soiled leaves, water stains, and repairs to several leaves and plates (some with missing sections and lined). Binding is heavily worn and stained. Appraiser: Mr. Dominique Courvoisier
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