Jean-Antoine Guer (b. Paris 1713, d. s.p. 1717, French lawyer and writer)
Moeurs et usages des Turcs, leur religion, leur gouvernement civil, militaire et politique, avec un abrégé de l'histoire ottomane. 2 vols. Paris: Coustelier Merigot et Piget, 1746–1747. 4to. [4], XVIIJ-XXIV, 453, [9] pp. (2), VIII, 537, [1] pp. With engraved title vignette, initials, text vignettes and 2 engraved frontispieces + 28 engraved plates, incl. folding panorama of Constantinople. Bound in cont. full calf bindings with gilt spine and decorations. (2)
The work contains several engravings of Turkish costumes and genre scences by Duflos after Boucher and Hallé.
Provenance: With the book plate of Carl Juel (1706–1767), Valdemar's Castle, Tåsinge.
Books from Valdemar's Castle, 30 November 2022