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MONTANUS (ARNOLDUS) Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales... vers les Empereurs du Japon, 2 parts in one vol., Amsterdam, Jacob de Meurs, 1680
1 February 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £3,125 inc. premium
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[MONTANUS (ARNOLDUS)]
Ambassades mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales... vers les Empereurs du Japon, 2 parts in 1 vol., first edition in French, additional engraved title, folding map (clean tear at stub), 25 double-page plates (4 folding), 70 engravings in the text, contemporary calf, recornered and rebacked preserving original spine, joints cracked [Cordier Japonica 385], folio (365 x 230mm.), Amsterdam, Jacob de Meurs, 1680
Footnotes
Provenance: Den ?Shutoku/Akinori (two characters unclear), book collector's red ink seal with kanji characters on title.