Mandeville, John, Sir.

Reysen und Wanderschafften durch das Gelobte Land, Indien und Persien. - [Basel, Bernhart Richel, 1481 or 1482] - 103 leaves (the first blank). woodcuts: illus., initials. 28.5 cm. (fol.)

Translated by Otto von Diemeringen. Murray and Schreiber call for 148 woodcuts. Signatures: [A-B¹⁰ C⁸ D⁸⁺¹ E-G⁸ H-I⁶ K-M¹⁰]. LC copy imperfect: leaves 60, 91-92 wanting; lacks the woodcut reproduced by Weisbach as facsim. III. Woodcuts roughly hand-colored. Marginalia. Old yellow morocco, decorated with anchor-and-sails device on both covers. Provenance: C. Fairfax Murray.

Goff M-165 Copinger 3833 (variations) Schramm, XXI, p. 9, 26 Murray, C.F. German books, 283 Schreiber, W.L. Manuel, 4799 Weisbach, W. Basler Buchillus. des XV Jahrhunderts, no. 8 and facsim. 3-4

ca 18000714


Voyages and travels--Early works to 1800.


Incunabula--Switzerland--Basel--1481.

Incun. X / .M29