LUDOLF (HIOB) Ad suam historiam Æthiopicam antehac editam commentarius, FIRST EDITION, Fran...

LUDOLF (HIOB) Ad suam historiam Æthiopicam antehac editam commentarius, FIRST EDITION, title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, some text printed in red, 2 mezzotint portraits (Abba Gregorius, and the author) by Sand after Heiss, 9 engraved plates on 8 sheets (4 folding), one full-page engraved portrait of a fictitious Ethiopian king, woodcut illustrations in the text, some browning and spotting to text, 2 leaves (pp.171-174) cropped at fore-margin touching side-notes, later panelled calf, rebacked retaining original spine with gilt tooled morocco label, rubbed [Fumagalli 1429], folio (330 x 200mm.), Frankfurt, J.D. Zunner, 1691 Footnotes: 'For about two centuries Ludolf's History has been the source from which travellers and writers of articles on Ethiopia... have drawn their information... the History...is still indispensable for the Ethiopic and Amharic scholar, both for its varied contents and accuracy of information' (Budge, A History of Ethiopia, 1928). Provenance: Thomas Seabright, armorial bookplate. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing