Turkey.- Leunclavius (Johannes) Historiae Musulmanae Turcorum...libri xviii, first Latin edition, 1591; Annales Sultanorum Othmanidarum..., second edition, 1596 bound with Curio (Caelius Augustinus) Sarracenicae historiae libri tres, third edition, 1596, together 3 works in 1 vol., all with printer's device on title, also on final otherwise blank leaf of the first, the second work with final blank and folding genealogical table, Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun's copy with his ink signature to rear pastedown, a few contemporary ink marginalia, first title slightly soiled and frayed at edges with following few leaves, occasional browning, a few minor marginal tears or defects, contemporary calf ruled in blind, rubbed, corners a little worn, rebacked, [Adams L597, S51 & C3081; Atabey 715, 2nd work; Blackmer 1014 & 431, 2nd & 3rd works], folio, Frankfurt, heirs of Andrea Wechel

⁂ Scarce collection of works on the Ottoman Turks. Leunclavius, or Hans Loewenklaw, a native of Westphalia, was born around 1533 into a noble family. He went to Turkey in 1582 and spent three years there travelling extensively and learning the language before returning to Vienna.