Sinker 282. BM 1354. SANDYS, GEORGE. Sandys Travels, containing an History of the Original and present State of the Turkish Empire: Their Laws, Government, Policy, Military Force, Courts of Justice, and Commerce. The Mahometan Religion and Ceremonies: A Description of Constantinople, The Grand Signor’s Seraglio, and his manner of living: Also, Of Greece, With the Religion and Customs of the Grecians. Of Ægypt; the Antiquity, Hieroglyphicks, Rites, Customs, Discipline, and Religion of the Ægyptians. A Voyage on the River Nylus: Of Armenia, Grand Cairo, Rhodes, the Pyramides, Colossus; The former flourishing and present State of Alexandria. A Description of the Holy-Land; of the Jews, and several Sects of Christians living there; of Jerusalem, Sepulchre of Christ, Temple of Solomon; and what else either of Antiquity, or worth observation. Lastly, Italy described, and the Islands adjoining; as Cyprus, Crete, Malta, Sicilia, the Æolian Islands; Of Rome, Venice, Naples, Syracusa, Mesena, Ætna, Scylla, and Charybdis; and other places of Note. Illustrated with Fifty Graven Maps and Figures. The Seventh Edition. _London, Printed for John Williams Junior, at the Crown in Little-Britain._ 1673. F^o. (12⅝ × 7⅞). B. 7. Collation: A⁴B-X⁶, paged. Two-page engraved map inserted after sig. A, and a folding plate at sig. D 1. Engraved plates in the text. Wanting A 4 (? blank). Engraved title with imprint ‘London, Printed for Philip Chetwin 1670’ preceding printed title. Epistle dedicatory ‘To the Prince’ (afterwards Charles I), signed George Sandys. The text in four books. Originally published in 1615 under the title ‘A Relation of a Iourney begun An: Dom: 1610’. The edition of 1652 is said on the titlepage to be the fifth, but it appears to be at least the sixth. The present is probably the eighth. SANSOVINO, FRANCESCO. Cento Nouelle Scelte da piu nobili Scrittori della Lingua Volgare, di Francesco Sansovino, nelle quali piaceuoli & notabili auuenimenti si contingono: Di nuouo riformate, riuedute, & corrette, Con licentia de’ Superiori, & aggiuntoui nouamente le Figure in principio d’ ogni Nouella. Al Magnifico, & Eccellente Signore, & Padron Collendissimo Il Sig. Girolamo Rossetti _Con Priuilegio. In Venetia,_ M. D C III. _Appresso Alessandro de Vecchi._ 4^o. (7½ × 5½). Q. 4. Collation: +⁶A-2E⁸2F⁴, paged. Printer’s epistle to Rossetti, dated May 10, 1603. Table of contents. This is the only edition having the verses at the end of each novel. There are woodcuts to each novel (often repeated) and also to each ‘Giornata’. The first edition of this collection appeared in 1561.