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Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1974. CW4 - A softcover book in very good condition that has some wrinkling and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. Descriptio Regni Japoniae , Beschreibung des Japanischen Reiches: Amsterdam 1649. Text in German. 7.75"x5.25". 237 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Descriptio Regni Iaponiæ. Cum quibusdam affinis materiæ, Ex variis auctoribus collecta et in ordinem redacta.. by VARENIUS, Bernhard - 1649.
by VARENIUS, Bernhard
Descriptio Regni Iaponiæ. Cum quibusdam affinis materiæ, Ex variis auctoribus collecta et in ordinem redacta..
by VARENIUS, Bernhard
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Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium, 1649.. First edition, two volumes, 16mo, (xlviii), 267, (1); (viii), 320 pp. Engraved title in volume I plus a folding table, marbled paste downs, armorial bookplates of Lord Sinclair. Contemporary calf, a.e.g., covers with double gilt rules, cornerpieces and a central rose, gilt phoenix to the foot of the spine with the motto Rinasce Piu Gloriosa ("It rises again more glorious"), spines a little worn with slight loss to tops. An important early work on Japan, including a translation of Schouten's account of Siam. Varenius is best known for his "Geographia Generalis", published by Elzevir the following year. Willems 1095.
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- Publisher Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Apud Ludovicum Elzevirium
- Date Published 1649.
- Keywords Travel Japan Pre 1700