HALL, JOSEPH
Mundus Alter Et Idem
Terra Australis antehac semper incognita longis itineribus perregrini Academici nuperrimè lustrata. Auth: Mercurio Britannico.
Frankfurt imprint [?1606] first edition. [16]p, 224p, lacking maps, text in Latin. 148mm, trimmed and rebound in 19th century half leather binding worn and lacking most of the spine strip.
Mundus alter is a satirical description of London, with some criticism of the Roman Catholic Church, and is said to have furnished Jonathan Swift with hints for Gulliver's Travels.
Provenance: Library of Carl R. Straubel