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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Roterdam: Arnould Leers, 1658 A fair to good copy of the scarce 1st edition in largely contemporary full leather binding with portrait of Jaques Amprovx, 11 full page plates and 33 engravings in the text. The engraved title and 2 leaves of the table of chapters are provided in facsimile. Attributed to Charles de Rochefort, the Pastor of the French Protestant Church in Rotterdam - although there has been considerable dispute over the authorship. The vocabulary is by Father Raymond Breton. This copy has been rebacked and restitched, retaining the original contemporary boards with corners rebuilt. A new matching spine with raised bands and title label has been added. The original pastedown endpapers have been retained with a large armorial bookplate to the front pastedown and some old ink notes to the rear pastedown. New free endpapers have been added. Contents: engraved title (facsimile); title with printer's device and old ink scrawl to verso; portrait of Messire Jaques Amprovx; epistre 4pp;… Read More

Rotterdam: Arnout Leers, 1665. Second edition. Engraved pictorial title, title page vignette, 3 large folding plates, 46 engravings in text (some full page), sectional tailpieces. [34], 583, [13] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Old calf, spine gilt. Rubbed, folding plates closely trimmed (with loss of captions at foot and right hand edge of plate at 413), old paper repairs to plates and engravings in text (2G2 with repair affecting a few letters); occasional marginal paper flaws. Good. Second edition. Engraved pictorial title, title page vignette, 3 large folding plates, 46 engravings in text (some full page), sectional tailpieces. [34], 583, [13] pp. 1 vols. 4to. An important work on the islands of the Antilles and their inhabitants, with choice engraved plates of the flora and fauna. Sabin 72316