Beschreibung:

An Historical Relation of the Island of Ceylon, in the East-Indies: together with an account of the detaining in captivity of the author and divers other Englishmen now living there, and of the author's miraculous escape, first edition, 15 engraved plates, folding engraved map with short tear, advertisement leaf at end, without the portrait (as usual), bookplates of Henry Bois and A.C. Burnell (1840-1882, Sanskrit scholar), contemporary calf, sides with a gilt double fillet border and floral cornerpieces, enclosing a central cypher beneath a coronet, rebacked preserving original spine, corners repaired [Wing K742], folio (310 x 190mm.), Richard Chiswell, 1681