RYCAUT (PAUL) and GIOVANNI SAGREDO
Die Neu-eröffnete Ottomanische Pforte, 2 parts in 1 vol., second edition in German, half-title, additional engraved pictorial title, title printed in red and black, numerous engraved illustrations throughout, early ownership inscription on engraved title, some spotting and damp-staining, later half calf gilt, hinges starting [Atabey 1072; cf. Blackmer 1463], folio (303 x 202mm.), Augsburg, Johann Jacob Schonig, 1694-- RYCAUT (PAUL) The Present State of the Ottoman Empire,third edition, engraved frontispiece, 2 engraved plates, 19 engravings in the text, short tear touching text on title, damp-staining (heaviest to title), later half vellum gilt [Atabey 1067; Blackmer 1463], folio (300 x 200mm.), John Starkey and Henry Brome, 1670; Istoria dello stato presente dell'Imperio ottomano, second Italian edition, half-title, engraved additional title, title with printer's device, 21 engraved illustrations by Isabella Piccini, early ownership inscription on first flyleaf, 2 small wormholes to some leaves, and single wormhole to margin of S3 to end, contemporary limp vellum, 4to, Venezia, Combi & La Noù, 1673; The Present State of the Ottoman Empire, sixth edition, engraved additional title (lower margin cropped touching text), 24 engraved illustrations, early ownership inscription on title, toned, repair to fore-margin of pp.81-82 touching illustration, later calf gilt, minor wear [ESTC R219046], 8vo, R. Clavell, 1686--SANSOVINO (FRANCESCO) Gl'annali turcheschi ouero vite de principi della casa othomana, second edition, engraved arms of the barons Zborowski on the title and on verso of c4, modern morocco gilt [EDIT16 CNCE 27022], 4to, Venice, Enea de Alaris, 1573; Lettera o vero discorso sopra le predittioni fatte in diversi tempi da diverse persone. Le quali pronosticano la nostra futura felicita, per la guerra del Turco l'anno 1570, modern quarter morocco gilt [ESTC CNCE78929], folio, Venice, 1570 (6)
Footnotes:
'This was Rycaut's most important work .. his information on the Ottoman Empire came from several sources - Turkish records, members of the government and Ulema, and from a Pole who had spent 19 years at the Ottoman court' (Blackmer).
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