OVINGTON (JOHN) A Voyage to Surat, in the Year, 1689... Likewise a Description of Madeira, St. J...

OVINGTON (JOHN) A Voyage to Surat, in the Year, 1689... Likewise a Description of Madeira, St. Jago, Annobon, Cabdenda and Malemba (upon the Coast of Africa), St. Helena... the City of Muscatt, and its Inhabitants in Arabia Felix, Mochas, and Maritime Towns on the Red-Sea, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Island Ascention, 2 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, half-title, 2 folding engraved plates (one with long tear), letterpress table detached (?from another copy), some spotting, eighteenth century calf, rebacked [Howgego O28; Wing O701], 8vo, Jacob Tonson, 1696 Footnotes: RARE FIRST EDITION. Ovington, a chaplain to the East India Company, arrived in Bombay [Mumbai] in 1689, staying for four months before a stay in Surat for two and a half years. One chapter (pp.420-446) is devoted to Muscat. Provenance: The Signet Library, gilt stamp on covers. 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