[Rarebooks] FS: Browne's scarce 17th c. travel account to Eastern Europe w/plates. London: 1673

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Browne, Edward, M.D.   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF SOME TRAVEL in Hungaria, Servia, Bulgaria, Macedonia... Austria... As Also Some Observations on the Gold, Silver, Copper, Quick-Silver Mines... in Those Parts: With the Figures of Some Habits and Remarkable Places. London: T. R. for Benj. Tooke. 1673. First edition. 4to. (12),144,(4)pp. With A1 blank present, the leaf of ads at back and the leaf of errata. Illustrated with 9 copper engraved plates, 4 of which are double page, complete. Some text woodcuts. Orig. blind tooled calf, neatly plainly rebacked, some time ago.   A beautiful fine copy, written by the eldest son of Sir Thomas Browne, M. D. who assisted his son on this Thomas's first book. The double page engravings are town views, including one plan of a walled city.    $1,500.00 (trade discount allowed)
See Wing B5110. Quite a scarce title. No other copy is currently on-line for sale.

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