Postel (Guillaume) De orbis terrae concordia libri quatuor, title with marginal repairs, [alpha]2&3 upper corner torn away and repaired (loss to some text, supplied in manuscript), a1-4 some small worming within text, b2 short tear to head without text loss, 2D6 very small hole affecting couple letters, small worm trace to inner-margin of final few ff., final f. laid down, occasional early annotation or underlining, some spotting and staining, water-stained, contemporary ornately blind-stamped panelled pigskin, upper cover incorporating blind-stamped initials "P-T-B" & "I-M-M" (the same initials in ink to foot of title), rebacked in calf with loss to some compartments to spine, stained and worn, upper joint cracked but holding, [Adams P2020; Sabin 64524; VD16 P 4481], small folio, [Basel, Johann Oporinus], [1544].

⁂ First complete edition of Postel’s treatise on the reconciliation between Christianity and ‘Pagan’ religions, including Islam and Jewish religion, the first part having been published the preceding year in Paris. The work includes reference to the New World.