Apr 21, 2009 - Sale 2176

Sale 2176 - Lot 64

Price Realized: $ 1,140
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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
LOBO, JEROME, S.J. A Voyage to Abyssinia. xii, 396, [8] pages. 8vo, modern 1/2 mottled calf with morocco lettering piece; heavy foxing at beginning and end, occasional light marginal dampstaining, sizable portion of blank outer margin of title restored, repaired clean tear in Q2 without text loss but displacing a few letters. London: A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, 1735
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first edition in english, translated by Samuel Johnson from the 1728 French version of previously unpublished writings on Ethiopia by the Jesuit missionary Lobo (1593-1678); first issue, with title in red and black. The first half deals with the travels and experiences of the author and other Jesuits in Ethiopia, the remainder with its geography, natural history, antiquities, religious practices, etc. This was Johnson''s first book. Courtney & Nichol Smith, page 2; Fleeman 35.2LV/1a; Rothschild 1215.