Russia, seu, Moscovia itemque Tartaria : commentario topographico atque politico illustratae. Lugd. Batavorum Ex officina Elzeviriana. Anno MDCXXX Cum privilegio, 1630. 327+9+2pp, Frontispiece. 1st edition. Contemporary vellum binding, in good condition but with some spotting and darkening, especially to spine. Ink and pencil inscriptions to both pastedowns, titlepage, first page and final free endpaper. Couple of pages have pink pencil inscription (photographed). Titlepage loose, holding to lower part, repaired to backside. Majority of pages clean with few remarks. In all a legible copy. Contains information on the geography, inhabitants, economy and history of Russia, the Baltic and Black Sea regions, compiled from various sources. Owing to their small size, this bestselling series caused a stir among early modern printers and quickly became famous as the first pocketbooks, though it was definitely the ancestor of the modern travel guide.