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Instructions for forreine travell : shewing by what cours, and in what compasse of time, one may take an exact survey of the kingdomes and states of Christendome, and arrive to the practicall knowledge of the languages, to good purpose.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection D915 .H6 1642 Frost copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Howell, James, 1594?-1666.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Europe--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Europe.
- Middle East--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Middle East.
- Penn Provenance:
- Howard, H. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)
- North, Charles (autograph) (Frost Collection copy)
- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (stamp) (Frost Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 236 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 15 cm (12mo)
- Other Title:
- Instructions for forraine travell
- Fingerprint:
- y.ay ndin s,or fian (3) 1642 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by T.B. for Humprey Mosley ..., 1642.
- Notes:
- Signed at end: Iames Howell.
- With an added title page (plate) engraved and signed: Instructions for forraine travell. ... W. Hollar. fecit.
- Includes portrait of Prince Charles signed: G.G.
- Another edition (ESTC R235107) lacks imprint on title page.
- Signatures: [A]⁴ B-K¹² L¹⁰.
- Numerous errors in paging.
- Title within border of double rules; text within ruled borders.
- Woodcut initial; type ornament head- and tail-pieces.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy bound in full calf with blind-stamped border; all edges green.
- Culture Class Collection copy has the autograph of H. Howard on front pastedown.
- Frost Collection copy imperfect: leaf [A]2 and plates wanting.
- Frost Collection copy has modern ms. bibliographical notes in pencil on back free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.
- Frost Collection copy has early autograph ("Cha. North") in brown ink on title leaf; stamp ("SOTHERAN. SACKVILLE ST. LONDON") on verso of front free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy: left board detached.
- Cited in:
- Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H3082
- ESTC, R038986
- Vann, W.H. Notes on the writings of James Howell, 3
- OCLC:
- 14867108
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