1633 1ed TURKISH Ottoman Empire Busbecq Letters

1633 1ed TURKISH Ottoman Empire Busbecq Letters Constantinople Politics Elzevier

Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq was a 16th-century Flemish author who is best known for his ambassador service to the Ottoman Empire. While there, he wrote what would become his most famous work – a series of letters which is some of the world’s earliest pieces of travel literature. These letters describe his experiences living in Constantinople, Turkish politics, local flora, fauna, and one of the only published references to the Crimean Gothic language.

This 1633 edition is the first Elzevier edition, published in Leiden.

Item number: #12017

Price: $750

BUSBECQ, Ogier Ghislain de

Gislenii Bvsbeqvii omnia quae extant.

Lugd. Batavorum : Ex officina Elzeviriana, anno 1633. First Elzevier edition.

Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[2], 3-575, [23]

References: Willems 380

Language: Latin

Binding: Vellum; tight & secure

Size: ~4.5in X 2.5in (11cm x 6cm)

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Condition Report: excellent