Beschreibung:

Bergerac (Cyrano de)Selenarchia [graece]. Or, the Government Of the World In the Moon: A Comical History, first edition in English, translated by Tho. St Serf, engraved frontispiece of a man in flight, lacking initial blank, frontispiece with a few small marginal chips and neat repairs, contemporary ink ownership inscription of John ?Garnor to verso, ink underlining to title, worm traces to foot (repaired up to B2) affecting some letters of text, including imprint and small portion at foot of frontispiece, mostly marginal from B6 onwards, a couple small chips or tears neatly repaired, affecting text to M3-4 with loss to a couple of letters, light foxing or browning, minor damp-stain to head of first few leaves, later half calf, spine gilt, lightly rubbed, cloth slipcase, [Wing C7719], 12mo, J. Cottrel, 1659.