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JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676)
Asia, the First Part. Being an Accurate Description of Persia, And the Several Provinces thereof. The Vast Empire of the Great Mogol, and other Parts of India. London: Printed by the Author, 1673. Part One Only [all published], 2° (414 x 257mm). Title printed in red and black. Engraved frontispiece, 4 double-page maps, 28 plates (of which 12 double-page) and 29 illustrations in the text, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. (Frontispiece, title and dedication lightly creased, light spotting, browning and staining throughout, a few leaves slightly frayed at edges with associated minor marginal tears and chips). Modern quarter calf over marbled-paper covered boards, vellum tips (extremities lightly rubbed). Wing O166; Cox I, 275: 'Although the title page reads "First Part," this volume is complete in itself.'

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