NIEUHOFF, Jan. An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China [translated by John Ogilby], London: 1673, 2° (411 x 255mm.), second edition in English, title in red and black, 20 engraved plates including title, some double-page, 93 engraved illustrations (one plate with small hole, engraved title torn without loss, lacking all after p. 430), contemporary calf (worn, covers detached). [Wing N1153] Sold not subject to return.

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NIEUHOFF, Jan. An Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperor of China [translated by John Ogilby], London: 1673, 2° (411 x 255mm.), second edition in English, title in red and black, 20 engraved plates including title, some double-page, 93 engraved illustrations (one plate with small hole, engraved title torn without loss, lacking all after p. 430), contemporary calf (worn, covers detached). [Wing N1153] Sold not subject to return.
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"Purchased at the sale of the late Duke of Sussex's library" (later inscription on front free endpaper); armorial bookplate; Egham Institute label.

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