Lot no. 34
GUER (Jean-Ant.). Mœurs et usages des Turcs, leur religion, leur gouvernement civil, militaire et politique. Paris, Mérigot, 1747; 2 vol. in-4 (248 x 193 mm), green marbled calf, smooth spines decorated with gilt fleurons, fillets on covers (contemporary bindings). First edition with a new title. Superb illustration: 30 plates (Turkish marriage, dervishes, tortures...) including large views of the Hellespont, Constantinople and the Grand Serail (approx. 92 x 30 cm), 20 headbands and vignettes, all engraved by Duflos after Boucher. Cohen, 465. A fine copy (minor damage to boards; small cracks to folds of one fold, not missing).
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