LA LOUBERE (Simon de). Du Royaume de Siam. Amsterdam, A. Wol - Lot 133

LA LOUBERE (Simon de). Du Royaume de Siam. Amsterdam, A. Wolfgang, 1691. 2 vols. in-12, (8)-436-(2) + (4)-324-(1) p., period speckled calf, spine ribbed, gilt title and tomaison, edges in mottled (small rubs, one bit partly split; dust on title of t.1). 1 € Second edition published the same year as the original. The illustration consists of 2 head vignettes, 2 ornate initials and 38 plates, 17 of which are double-page or folding, engraved by Franz Ertinger (plans, costumed figures, fauna, flora, tools, musical instruments) and 2 folding maps: Map of the kingdom of Siam; Map of the course of the Menam from Siam to the sea. Provenance: Elden Hall (19th c. engraved armorial bookplate). (Cordier, Indosinica I, 722).