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HERBERT, Sir Thomas (1606-1682). Some yeares travels into ... Asia and Afrique. Describing especially the two famous Empires, the Persian, and great Mogull. London: R.Bi[sho]p. for Iacob Blome and Richard Bishop, 1638.
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HERBERT, Sir Thomas (1606-1682). Some yeares travels into ... Asia and Afrique. Describing especially the two famous Empires, the Persian, and great Mogull. London: R.Bi[sho]p. for Iacob Blome and Richard Bishop, 1638.
2o (287 x 183 mm). Engraved additional title (worn and mounted), 46 engraved illustrations [including maps and views]. (Letterpress title with lower corner renewed, some browning and soiling.) Modern leather.
Second edition. Herbert accompanied the mission led by Sir Dodmore Cotton to the court of the King of Persia, arriving in the Persian Gulf in January 1627-8. Cotton died in July of the same year, but Herbert continued, making an extensive tour of the kingdom and returning to England at the end of 1629. The first edition was published in 1634. STC 13191; Sabin 31471.
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Second edition. Herbert accompanied the mission led by Sir Dodmore Cotton to the court of the King of Persia, arriving in the Persian Gulf in January 1627-8. Cotton died in July of the same year, but Herbert continued, making an extensive tour of the kingdom and returning to England at the end of 1629. The first edition was published in 1634. STC 13191; Sabin 31471.