Les empires, royaumes, estats; seigneuries, duchez et principautez du monde [...].

2 parts in 1 vol., 4to: [20]-1104-56 pp. (title underlaid, last 2 ff. G5-6 missing, incl. printer's mark; sm. hole in text ff. 5O4, 5S2, soiling ff. 6V1-2; staining, some marg. wormholes, few sm. tears, some contemp. marg. notes and underlinings, some spotting and browning).

Contemp. sheep, gilt. orn. spine with 5 raised bands (corners bumped, joints rubbed, head and tail def.).

First published in Saint-Omer in 1613, this history of states, religions and military orders is the most important encyclopaedic work of poet, historian and geographer Pierre d'Avity (1573-1635), including 60 pages about the New World.
Ref. Barbier II:303. - Quérard, Supercheries, I:989. - Saffroy I:9984. - Sabin 2498 (1619 ed.). - STC French 1209.
Prov. Ms. entries on title erased. - Engr. bookpl.