Item #6967 Relationum Curiosarum IV Theil [Grössester Denkwürdigkeiten der Welt oder so genandte Relationes curiosae]. Eberhard Werner HAPPEL.
Relationum Curiosarum IV Theil [Grössester Denkwürdigkeiten der Welt oder so genandte Relationes curiosae]
Relationum Curiosarum IV Theil [Grössester Denkwürdigkeiten der Welt oder so genandte Relationes curiosae]
Relationum Curiosarum IV Theil [Grössester Denkwürdigkeiten der Welt oder so genandte Relationes curiosae]
Relationum Curiosarum IV Theil [Grössester Denkwürdigkeiten der Welt oder so genandte Relationes curiosae]

Relationum Curiosarum IV Theil [Grössester Denkwürdigkeiten der Welt oder so genandte Relationes curiosae]

[Hamburg]: c. 1690. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. [vi], 800, [4]. Illustrated with engravings, several folding out. Contemporary three-quarter vellum, 19th or 18 c. gilt-titled morocco label mounted on the spine. Covers damp stained, soiled, chipped and scarred. Spine bowed. Preliminaries, title page and some index leaves missing. One leaf with old, unsophisticated tape repair. Most fold-out plates are lost beyond the fold. Leaf edges foxed and darkened, some damp stained. Final signature loose with edges crimped. Some text underlining in light red ink. Fair-. Item #6967

The fourth of five encyclopedic volumes of Happel's accounts of phenomena - real and fantastic - the world over. A defective copy, to be sure, but some plates are complete unto themselves.

Price: $250.00