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Published by Hansebooks, 2017
ISBN 10: 3743612585ISBN 13: 9783743612587
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Publication Date: 2023
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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1668 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 300.
Publication Date: 2023
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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1658 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 328.
Publication Date: 2023
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1668 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 284 Language: und.
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1668 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 289 Language: German.
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Published by Hachette Livre Bnf, 2021
ISBN 10: 232956399XISBN 13: 9782329563992
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Published by Kopenhagen Host, 1942
Seller: Antiquariat Dr. Rainer Minx, Bücherstadt, Zeuthen, Germany
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8°, OKarton, 233 S. mit Abb. u. /1 Karte, unaufgeschnitten, die Doppelseite 189-192 ist herausgetrennt, Einb. gering abgegriffen, Kanten leicht bestossen Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1050.
Michel Charles Le Cene, Amsterdam, 1727. 14 Blatt, 440 Spalten und Spalte 441 bis 808, 37 Blatt mit zusammen 41 (15 gefalteten) Kupfertafeln (statt ?) Tafeln, Halbledereinband der Zeit, Titel in rot u. schwarz gedruckt, quart, (etwas berieben u. bestoßen / unteres Kapital größer ausgebrochen / einige Seiten lose / Tafeln unkomplett)---- Ebert 15085, Querard VI, 479, Brunet IV, 178 / Letzte französische Ausgabe / Die Tafeln überwiegend mit schönen Ansichten, die Textkupfer mit Darstellungen von Kostümen, Flora und Fauna, Sitten und Gebräuche der Eingeborenen ect. - 1905 Gramm.
Worinnen zugleich die Gelegenheit und heutiger Zustand etlicher fürnehmen Indianischen Länder, Provincien, Städte und Insulen, sampt derer Einwohner Leben, Sitten, Glauben vnd Handthierung; wie auch die Beschaffenheit der Seefahrt über das Oceanische Meer. Heraus gegeben Durch Adam Olearium. Mit desselben unterschiedlichen Notis oder Anmerckungen, wie auch mit vielen KupfferPlaten gezieret. Mit illustriertem Kupfertitel, 1 gestochenes Porträt, 21 Textkupfern von C. Rothgiesser und 1 doppelblattgroßen Kupferkarte, 16 Blatt, 248 Seiten, 18 Blatt, Pergamentband der Zeit, 30 x 20 cm, Einband etwas berieben und fleckig, Vorderdeckel mit Kratzspuren, Vorsatz und Titel mit Stempel, der Kupfertitel etwas fleckig und am unteren Rand hinterlegt, Titelblatt mit Besitzeintrag von Tobias Holländer von Berau, (1636 bis 1711), einige Blatt mit kleineren Randläsuren, sonst innen sauber. Erste Ausgabe. Von Olearius posthum besorgte, bearbeitete und erweiterte Reisebeschreibung seines Freundes Mandelslo, der 1644 bereits mit 28 Jahren an Pocken starb.
Published by Hamburg, Christian Guth (gedruckt in Schleswig, Johann Holwein), 1668
Seller: Antiquariat Andreas Moser, Inh. W.Klügel, Wien, Austria
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9 nn. Bll. (Kupfertitel und Portrait nicht mitgezählt), 226 SS., 15 nn. Bll. Mit illustriertem Kupfertitel, gestochenem ganzs. Autorenportrait, einer doppelblattgr. Kupferkarte und 22 Textkupfern. Pergamentband d. Zt. (am Deckel dat. 1669). Vortitelblatt mit einem langen älteren hs. Eintrag recto und verso, hs. Besitzvermerke auf dem Drucktitel. Der Einband wurde fachmännisch restauriert, davon ist hauptsächlich die Außenkante des Hinterdeckels und der Rücken unten (Schwanz) betroffen. Der Einband ist berieben, bestoßen und fleckig, die Bindebänder wurden entfernt. Durchgehend wasserrandig, das Papier ist etwas gebräunt, die letzten Blätter sind fleckig.
Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. [i.e. 1727].- [Para pedidos desde fuera de España, por favor, consulte las condiciones de venta y envío, tipo B. / For orders to be delivered outside Spain, please, let you see our sale and shipping terms, type B. / Pour les commandes à livrer hors d'Espagne, s'il vous plait, voyez les conditions de vente et de livraison, type B].- // 2 t. en 1 vol. con paginación corrida, Folio, (312x205mm.).- [30] p., 5-440 col., [1] h., 445-808 col., [73] p. ; sign.: *4, [1], **-***4, ****2, A-Z4, Aa-Dd4, Ee2, [1], Ff-Zz4, Aaa-Ooo4; portadillas portadilla del segundotomo, ausente en este ejemplar]; portadas a dos tintas roja y negra; gran viñeta en dedicatoria; bien completo de sus 19 calcografías en el texto y 51 grabados fuera de texto [Ver nota al final del comentario].- // Encuadernación s. XIX en media piel con puntas y papel marmoreado; lomo con seis nervios, filetes dorados y tejuelo grabado; orla de filete seco en planos. Rastro muy leve de haber tenido una etiqueta en el entrenervio superior. Papel limpio, con grandes márgenes, sin anotaciones, ligeramente oscurecido -especialmente las dos portadas, como en todos los ejemplares-. Rasgadura en pliegue inferior del plano de Goa, sin pérdida. Pequeña rasgadura restaurada en el margen inferior del grabado de Amsterdam (col 800). Algunas roturas sin importancia en el margen de algunas páginas. Estupendo ejemplar.- // Proc.: Exlibris de sello seco encolado en contraplano delantero, ?library of Ruth and Walter Middelmann.- // Refs.: Boucher de la Richarderie, IV, pp. 373-74; Chadenat, 5094; Chadenat, Bibliophile, 24736; Cordier, Indosinica, 883; Cordier, Japonica, 367; Cordier, Sinica, 2077; Graesse V, 18.- // La narrativa del célebre viaje del caballero Mandelslo acompañando en una embajada al duque de Holstein a Rusia y a Persia, fue publicada por primera vez en Schlesswig, en 1645, ya fallecido Mandelslo y por deseo suyo, por Adam Olearius [Adam Oehlschlaeger](1), bibliotecario del duque y secretario de la embajada, como complemento del informe que Olearius redactó de esa embajada. A partir de ahí, tras cobrar vida propia, el viaje fue editado en multiples ocasiones durante el s. XVII, al menos en alemán, holandés, francés, italiano e inglés.Al éxito de la obra contribuyó que tanto Olearius como sus traductores y sucesivos editores, al hilo de la breve descripción de su regreso de Persia yendo a la India y regresando a Europa desde ahí en barco por el cabo de Buena Esperanza, fuesen ampliando el contenido añadiendo información tomada de otras fuentes para describir otros territorios de Asia y de las Indias Orientales en los que Mandelslo no había estado, desde China hasta Japón, pasando por Siam o las Islas Filipinas. También estas modificaciones fueron cobrando vida propia hasta convertir el viaje de regreso en una obra completamente distinta y diferente del relato original de la embajada en Moscú y Persia.Las ediciones más completas de los que pasaron a conocerse como los viajes de Mandelslo, especialmente en lo que se refiere a la disposición de múltiples imágenes para ilustrar aquellos lejanos territorios, son las que Pieter Van der Aa imprimió en francés, en Leiden, en 1719. La narrativa original de Mandelslo la publicó como Voyages très curieux et très renommez, faits en Moscovie, Tartarie et Perse, en dos tomos en un volumen, con paginación corrida, en cuyo t tiutlo no aparecía el nombre de Mandelslo. En cambio, paradójicamente, la esencialmente apócrifa narrativa del viaje de Persia a la India con la descripción del este asiático con toda la suma acumulada de descripciones de aquellos territorios tomada de multiples fuentes, la publicó con el título de Voyages celebres & remarquables, faits de Perse. por Johann Albrecht von Mandelslo en otros dos tomos en un volumen, también con paginación corrida.Pero algo sucedió que no hemos sido ca (.).
Published by Michel Charles le Céne, Amsterdam, 1727
Seller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, U.S.A.
2 volumes in 1, small folio. (12 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches). Titles printed in red and black. Engraved portrait frontispiece, 44 engraved maps, plans and views (31 folding), 19 in-text engraved illustrations. Contemporary calf, spine with raised bands in seven compartments, red and green morocco lettering pieces in the second and third, the others with a repeat decoration in gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. A lovely copy of a noted illustrated work on Asia, including maps and views of India, China, and Japan. "Johann von Mandelslo was a friend of Adam Olearius and a former page of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. Together Mandelslo and Olearius were sent by the Duke on an embassy to the Russian Czar and to the Shah of Persia [for the purpose of initiating trade relations with Russia, Tartary and Persia]. Mandelslo was authorized to leave the embassy in Persia and to continue his travels to the Far East. He went to Surat, Agra, and Goa in India, where he received great kindness from the English merchants, and he also visited Ceylon. He gives long accounts of the other parts of the Far East, which he did not visit personally. His return was made to England by sea via the Cape of Good Hope, which he visited in 1639" (Hill). Mandelslo's narrative contains substantial information on the Far East. "Before his death, Mandelslo had entrusted his rough notes to Olearius, who subsequently published them bound with his numerous official accounts of the embassy" (Howgego). Following the first publication, Olearius added additional information to subsequent editions. A new edition in French translated by Wicquefort included still more additional material, including an account of the travels of Henri de Feynes to China, Formosa and Japan. The present edition published in Amsterdam in 1727 is a re-issue of the Van der Aa edition of 1719 (published in Leiden); both are celebrated as the best editions, being the most complete and with the largest number of illustrations. The plates include views and plans of London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Antwerp, Capetown, Goa, Surat, Jedo (Tokyo), St. Helena, Mauritius, Madagascar, the Canary Islands, Java, Congo and elsewhere. Brunet IV, 178; Cordier Japonica 367-368; Cordier Indosinica 883; Cordier Sinica 2076-77; cf. Hill 1073; Howgego M-38; Lust 342.
Published by Amsterdam: Michel Charles Le Ce'ne, 1727, 1727
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
An attractive copy of one of the best editions, celebrated for being the most complete and with the largest number of illustrations - here in excellent, strong impressions - of the "very adventurous account of his journey to the Far East" by the young German envoy Johann Albrecht von Mandelslo (van Strien, p. 30). Mandelslo (1616-1644) was a friend of the Dutch geographer Adam Olearius, "rightly considered one of the most versatile scholars and travellers of his time" (Speake, p. 885), and was a former page of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. "Together Mandelslo and Olearius were sent by the Duke on an embassy [1633-4] to the Russian Czar and to the Shah of Persia [for the purpose of initiating trade relations with Russia, Tartary and Persia]. Mandelslo was authorized to leave the embassy in Persia and to continue his travels to the Far East. He went to Surat, Agra, and Goa in India, where he received great kindness from the English merchants, and he also visited Ceylon. He gives long accounts of the other parts of the Far East, which he did not visit personally. His return was made to England by sea via the Cape of Good Hope, which he visited in 1639" (Hill). Following his early death at Paris during a smallpox epidemic, Mandelslo's itinerary was found among his effects. "Eventually Olearius edited it and added materials to it as he prepared it for publication. Certain writings by Mandelslo began to appear as early as 1645 as supplements to the report of Olearius on the embassy to Muscovy and Persia. In 1658 a greatly expanded version of this work was printed in Schleswig which includes at its end Mandelslo's augmented narrative with a separate title page. Dutch, French, and English translations quickly appeared. Like Olearius, the French translator Abraham de Wicquefort unhesitatingly added descriptive material from other writers, often without acknowledging fully the debt so incurred" (Lach and Van Kley, pp. 667-8). The present edition is a reissue, with a new title page, of the Leiden edition of 1719 published by Van der Aa; Cox notes that "the French translation of 1719 contain[s] material not found in the original German". The superb plates include views and plans, inter alia, of Cape Town, Goa, Surat, Visapur, Jedo (Tokyo), St. Helena, Mauritius, Madagascar, the Canary Islands, Java, the Dutch attack on Palembang (Philippines) in 1659, Bantam (Java), Makassar (South Sulawesi), Ambon Island (Maluku Islands, Indonesia), "Congo and Angola", the coast of Guinea, London, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Antwerp. Hill 1073; Howgego I M38; E. G. Cox, A Reference Guide to the Literature of Travel, 1949; Donald F. Lach and Edwin J. Van Kley, Asia in the Making of Europe III: A Century of Advance, 1998; Jennifer Speake, ed., Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopaedia, II, 2003; C. D. van Strien, British Travellers in Holland during the Stuart Period: Edward Browne and John Locke as Tourists in the United Provinces, 1993. 2 parts in one volume, quarto (313 x 201 mm). Contemporary calf, richly gilt spine, early 19th century red and green twin labels, sides with border of blind triple fillets, paired gilt fillet edge roll, swirled Nonpareil pattern marbled endpapers, red edges. Engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, 44 plans, views and maps (some double-page and folding) and 19 engraved illustrations in text; titles printed in red and black, letterpress printed in double columns. Binding sometime skilfully refurbished, some light browning and very occasional foxing. A handsome copy, complete with all illustrations and half-titles.
Schleswig, Johan Holwein, 1658. Folio. Contemp. full vellum. Covers and spine fully intact but with some spots. and light wear along edges. It seems to be bound for a person with the initials W L E M (in gold letters on top of frontcover) and the year, 1658 (also in gold letters at bottom of frontcover). Engraved frontispiece (by G. Rothgiesser) and engraved portrait (Mandelslo). (32),248,(36) pp., 21 large textengravings by Rothgiesser and 1 double-page engraved map (ca 29 x 34 cm.) "Delineatio Indiæ Orientalis". Frontispiece a bit frayed in margins, no loss. Printed title-page a bit frayed at bottom, no loss. Last leaf with errata on verso frayed in margins, no loss of letters. Occassionally some browning to some quires in the first part. First edition of the complete German edition of the collected travels of Mandelslo, edited by Adam Olearius who was entrusted the editing after the original manuscript turned up after Mandelslo's death in Paris 1644.Birkelund, 55. - Thesaurus, 582. - Bibl. Dan. II,411-14.
Published by Amsterdam: Michel Charles Le Cene, 1727
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Folio. [2] 12, 439 pp.; [2] pp. 445-808p (pagination continuous), 43 of 44 plates. 2 Volumes in One Bound in contemporary vellum. 7 raised bands. Leather spine label. Good binding and cover. Spine and hinges restored. Faint soiling to vellum. Pages tanned with a several pages with some offsetting and foxing. Lacks frontis and added title. All 27 plates & 16 maps are present. Brunet IV, 178; Cordier, Japonica, 367-68; Cordier, Sinaca 2077; Lust 342 Jean Albert Mandeslo set out in 1636 with the Embassy that the Duke of Holstein sent to Russia and Persia. He visited India, Ceylon, Madagascar, West Africa (Congo), and returned four years later. His story gives a very vivid picture of luxury, vices, curiosity and absolute disregard for life under the despotic tyranny of the Moghul Empire under Shah Jahan. In the port of Surat he arrived in April 1638 after he went to Ahmedabad and Agra. Although his observations of life in the capital are useful, he apparently did not hear anything about the Taj Mahal, which at that time was in the sixth year of building.
[32], 248, [36] pp.First complete German edition of the engaging travel account of Johann Albrecht von Mandelslo, edited by Adam Olearius. Mandelslo was attached to the diplomatic mission of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp to Moscow and Persia. The ambassadors remained in Persia, but Mandelslo travelled further. He sailed from Hormuz to Surat and proceeded through Gujarat to Agra, Lahore, Goa, Bijapur and Malaba, visiting Ceylon, Madagascar, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena on his return voyage in 1639. Before his death 5 years later, he had entrusted his rough notes to Olearius, who subsequently published them with a third part containing descriptions of the Coromandel coast, Bengal, Siam, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Bantam, the Philippines, Formosa (Tai-wan), China and Japan. Some spotting and soiling and tears in the foot margin of pp. 31 and 137, but otherwise in very good condition.l Adelung II, pp. 306-308; Cordier, Japonica, cols. 362-368; Cox I, pp. 271-2; V. Gelder, Het Oost-Indisch avontuur, pp. 77, 99 & 263; Howgego, to 1800, M38.
Published by Hamburg, Christian Guth (printed by Johan Holwein, Schleswig), 1658., 1658
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
Folio. (32), 248, (36) pp. With engraved frontispiece by Christian Rothgiesser, full-page engraved author's portrait, double-page engraved map, and 21 large engravings in text, mostly signed by Rothgiesser; woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. Contemporary blind-ruled leather, remnants of ties. First complete German edition of an important and entertaining travel account by Johann Albrecht von Mandelslo, edited by Adam Olearius. Mandelslo was attached to the diplomatic mission of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, to Moscow and Persia. Frederick's aim was to negotiate a new trade route for Persian silk and to make his small duchy an important centre of European silk trade. After visiting Moscow, the mission continued along the Volga to Astrakhan and from there to Persia, crossing the Caspian Sea near Shamakhi. Via Ardabil, Qazvin and Kasan the party finally reached the capital, Isfahan. The ambassadors remained in Persia for several months (only to return without concrete results), but Mandelslo travelled further to the east. He sailed from Hormuz to Surat and proceeded through Gujarat to Agra, Lahore, Goa, Bijapur and Malaba, visiting Ceylon, Madagascar, the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena on his return voyage in 1639. Before his death 5 years later, he had entrusted his rough notes to Olearius, who subsequently published them with a third part containing descriptions of the Coromandel coast, Bengal, Siam, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Bantam, the Philippines, Formosa (Tai-wan), China and Japan. Small contemporary owner's entry ("Jos[eph] Baudler"?). Some foxing and brownstaining; slight tears in lower margin of pp. 31 and 137. A very good copy of an important account of an embassy to Persia and further to the East. - VD 17, 23:233226D. Lipperheide Ld 1. Adelung II, pp. 306-308. Alt-Japan-Katalog 943. Bircher A 6927f. Cordier, Japonica, cols. 362-368. Cox I, 271f. Dünnhaupt, pp. 293-294, 30.1. V. Gelder, Het Oost-Indisch avontuur, pp. 77, 99, 263. Howgego I M38. Commissariat, "Mandelslo's Travels in Western India", in: The Geographical Journal, 78 (1931), pp. 375ff.
Published by Michel Charles Le Céne, 1732
Seller: Librairie FAUGUET, Marseille, France
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. Voyages célèbres & remarquables, Faits de Perse aux Indes orientales contenant une description nouvelle & très curieuse de l Indostan, de l empire du Grand-Mogol, des îles & presqu iles de l Orient, des royaumes de Siam, du Japon, de la Chine, du Congo, etc. Deux tomes en un volume in-folio, portrait-frontispice de l auteur, (14) ff., (110) ff. chiffrés en 440 colonnes, faux-titre du second tome, (110) ff. chiffrés en colonnes [441]-880, (36) ff. de tables. 44 planches (dont 31 sur double page) et 19 figures in texte. Texte sur deux colonnes, pagination continue entre les deux tomes. Reliure moderne à l imitation du XVIIIe en basane brune mouchetée, dos à nerfs orné, chiffre couronné répété aux entrenerfs, encadrement d un triple filet doré sur les plats, coupes décorées. (Marques rousses en bordures des contreplats, gardes, premiers et derniers feuillets, dues à la colle de la reliure.) Nouvelle édition de la traduction française donnée par le diplomate Abraham de Wicquefort. Cette importante relation de voyages en Asie avait initialement paru en allemand en 1658, et sa première édition française un an plus tard. Très rare dans ce grand format de 38x28 cm.
Published by Hamburg & Schleswig, Johann Holwein for Christian Guth, 1658., 1658
Seller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
First Edition
Folio. (32), 248, (36) pp. With separate engraved title-page, engr. portrait, double-page engraved map and 21 large text engravings by Christian Rothgießer; woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. - (Bound after) II: Saadi (ed. Adam Olearius). Persianischer Rosenthal. In welchem viel lustige Historien, scharffsinnige Reden, und nützliche Regeln. Ibid., Johann Holwein for Johann Naumann, 1654. (52), 196, (30) pp, final blank f. With separate engraved title-page, engr. portrait and 33 large text engravings by Rothgießer. Contemporary vellum. First edition of this famous travel report, containing "many interesting details of the eternally plentiful oriental world" (cf. Henze). While the engraved maps depict Southeast Asia from Persia to Japan and Java, the remaining engravings mainly illustrate the customs of the Arab world, of Persia and India. "Mandelslo was a German traveller and adventurer (1616-44). Originally a page at the court of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, in 1635 Mandelslo was attached to the duke's embassy to Moscow and Persia, a mission intended to open trade negotiations. The Duke's librarian and mathematician, Adam Olearius, accompanied the embassy as its secretary. The ambassadors themselves remained in Persia, but in 1638 Mandelslo, feeling the need for wider travel, obtained permission to travel on to India. Sailing from Hormuz, he landed at Surat in April 1638 then travelled through Gujarat to Agra, Lahore, Goa, Bijapur and Malabar. He sailed for England from Surat in January 1639, calling at Ceylon and Madagascar, but was to die of smallpox five years later. Before his death, Mandelslo had entrusted his rough notes to Olearius, who subsequently published them bound with his numerous official accounts of the embassy" (Howgego I, 677). This first edition is significantly rarer than its later reworkings and translations; ABPC lists a single complete copy at auctions of the last decades (Sotheby's, Oct 11, 2005, lot 177, £3,400). - Bound with this is the first German edition of Saadi's "Gulistan", also edited by Olearius. - Old armorial bookplate (name erased) and bookplate of Eivind Hassler (1939-2009) on front pastedown. - I: VD 17, 23:233226D. Lipperheide Ld 1. Adelung II, pp. 306-308. Alt-Japan-Katalog 943. Bircher A 6927f. Cordier, Japonica, cols. 362-368. Cox I, 271f. Dünnhaupt, pp. 293-294, 30.1. V. Gelder, Het Oost-Indisch avontuur, pp. 77, 99, 263. Howgego I M38. Commissariat, "Mandelslo's Travels in Western India", in: The Geographical Journal, 78 (1931), pp. 375ff. - II: VD 17, 23:282436H. Dünnhaupt S. 2991, 24.1. Bircher A 251. Goedeke III, 65, 7.