‎TRÖSTER, JOHANN (+) HAN, PAUL CONRAD BALTHASAR.‎
‎Polnisches Adler-Nest. Das ist Kurtzgefasste doch Aussfuhrliche Geschicht-Beschreibung des Konigreichs Polen (+) Venediger Löwen-Muth Und Türckischer Ubermuth: Oder Das hefftig-bekriegte, Noch unbesiegte, doch Hülff-benöthigte Candia. - [EARLY WORK ON CRETE AND POLAND]‎

‎Nurnberg, Hoffmann, 1666 & 1669. 12mo. In contemporary full vellum with yapp edges and title in contemporary hand to spine. Light wear and soiling to extremities. Small worm-tract to lower margin of first leaves, not affecting text, otherwise internally fine and clean. [Polnisches Adler-Nest:] (22), 423, (7) pp. + 16 engraved plates (including the map and panorama) and 1 frontispiece [Venediger Löwen-Muth:] (8), 369, (1) pp. + 10 plates and 1 frontispiece.‎

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‎Interesting sammelband consisting of two rare works on the history of Poland and a historical and geographical description of Crete. Tröster’s “Polnisches Adler-Nest”: Rare first edition of Tröster’s fine work of the history of Poland illustrated with prospects, maps and various coats of arms. Han’s “Venediger Löwen-Muth” First edition of this rare historical and geographical description of Crete, describing the capture by the Turks in 1645 and the subsequent siege with plates the naval battle of the Dardanelles and views and maps of Crete, Rhodes, Malta, Cyprus and Suda.‎