NICOLAY (Nicolas de). LES NAVIGATIONS, PEREGRINATIONS ET VOY - Lot 194

NICOLAY (Nicolas de). LES NAVIGATIONS, PEREGRINATIONS ET VOYAGES, FAICTS EN LA TURQUIE. Antwerp, Guillaume Silvius, 1577. 8 pages, [24]-301 (out of 305)-[12], fawn half-calf, decorated spine (18th century binding). Second edition, first published in Lyon in 1568. This relation is adorned with a large title frame and 58 (of 60) woodcut FULL-PAGE FIGURES of Oriental costumes and scenes, based on sketches taken by the author during his travels. "Both men and women according to the diversity of nations, their port, bearing, dress, rents, religion and way of life...". The introductory leaves contain a long elegy by Ronsard addressed to Nicolay about his book, and the disclaimer by Guillaume Sylvius, the publisher, dated December 1575, is printed in civil type. The last ten leaves of the table of main contents and the folios of plates 268 and 269 are missing. Handwritten ex-libris Adrian de Ligny, ex-libris "Nihil Sine Labore". Copy handled, a few leaves repaired, including 1 plate.