Europe.- Moryson (Fynes) An Itinerary...containing his Ten Yeeres Travell through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland, 3 parts in 1, first edition, double-page title with first word of title within woodcut entablature (ruled in red, trimmed, laid down and bound as consecutive leaves), woodcut maps and plans within text, woodcut historiated initials and head- & tail-pieces, lacking initial f. (blank except for signature), [par.]7, Sig. 3C, 3H5&6, 3I1 and final blank, [par.]8 with small loss to catchword repaired and misbound before [par.]4, 3G1 loss to lower-corner affecting few letters of text, few very small holes within text (O5, Q3, 2X2, 3G1), few small marginal defects, some water- or damp-staining, mainly marginal, occasional spotting, later diced calf, rebacked and recornered, tear to upper corner, rubbed, [Atabey 841; Blackmer 1159; STC 18205], folio, John Beale, 1617; sold not subject to return.

⁂ "First edition of this important work translated from the Latin manuscript by Moryson himself. Moryson was one of the most important of the Elizabethan travellers; he made two long journeys to various countries of Europe between 1591 and 1595, and to the Levant from November 1595 to July 1597" (Atabey).