Lot 149
France & the Channel Islands.- Heylyn (Peter) A Full relation of two journeys: the one into the main-land of France. The other into some of the adjacent ilands, rare first edition, E. Cotes for Henry Seile, 1656.
Hammer Price: £750
Description
France & the Channel Islands.- Heylyn (Peter) A Full relation of two journeys: the one into the main-land of France. The other into some of the adjacent ilands, 2 parts in 1, first edition, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, some staining / soiling to title, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, new basic endpapers, contemporary sheep, rebacked in modern black morocco with a leather label (rather incongruous, but solid), corners worn, covers rubbed and scuffed, [Wing H1712], small 4to, Printed by E. Cotes for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at the Black-boy over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1656.
⁂ The rare first edition of Heylyn's account of his travels in France and the Channel Islands. Includes references to Cervantes, Sir Philip Sidney, Francis Bacon and Edmund Spenser.
Description
France & the Channel Islands.- Heylyn (Peter) A Full relation of two journeys: the one into the main-land of France. The other into some of the adjacent ilands, 2 parts in 1, first edition, woodcut head-pieces and decorative initials, some staining / soiling to title, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, new basic endpapers, contemporary sheep, rebacked in modern black morocco with a leather label (rather incongruous, but solid), corners worn, covers rubbed and scuffed, [Wing H1712], small 4to, Printed by E. Cotes for Henry Seile, and are to be sold at the Black-boy over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1656.
⁂ The rare first edition of Heylyn's account of his travels in France and the Channel Islands. Includes references to Cervantes, Sir Philip Sidney, Francis Bacon and Edmund Spenser.
