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Turkey.- Nicolay (Nicolas de) The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, collation: ¶4 A-X8 Y2, printed in roman type, title within typographic border, 60 full-page woodcut illustrations, each within typographic border, illustration at p.138 torn and repaired, other small marginal defects not affecting text or images, one typographic border and one page number slightly trimmed, occasional soiling, mostly marginal, early 19th century calf, gilt, small worm-trace to joints, [Blackmer 1197; STC 18574; this edition not in Atabey], small 4to (186 x 130mm.), Imprinted at London by Thomas Dawson, 1585.

⁂ The rare first English edition which "is much less common than the French or Italian versions. The plates in this version are woodcuts, not the copper engravings which were produced for the first edition (Lyon, 1567). The English edition is dedicated to Sir Phillip Sidney and his father Henry by the editor John Stell. It seems to be the only work by the translator Thomas Washington." (Blackmer)

Provenance: indecipherable17th century inscription in lower margin of sig.V3.

Lot 89

Turkey.- Nicolay (Nicolas de) The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, Imprinted at London by Thomas Dawson, 1585.  

Hammer Price: £12,000

Description

Turkey.- Nicolay (Nicolas de) The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, collation: ¶4 A-X8 Y2, printed in roman type, title within typographic border, 60 full-page woodcut illustrations, each within typographic border, illustration at p.138 torn and repaired, other small marginal defects not affecting text or images, one typographic border and one page number slightly trimmed, occasional soiling, mostly marginal, early 19th century calf, gilt, small worm-trace to joints, [Blackmer 1197; STC 18574; this edition not in Atabey], small 4to (186 x 130mm.), Imprinted at London by Thomas Dawson, 1585.

⁂ The rare first English edition which "is much less common than the French or Italian versions. The plates in this version are woodcuts, not the copper engravings which were produced for the first edition (Lyon, 1567). The English edition is dedicated to Sir Phillip Sidney and his father Henry by the editor John Stell. It seems to be the only work by the translator Thomas Washington." (Blackmer)

Provenance: indecipherable17th century inscription in lower margin of sig.V3.

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