Lot 562

Japan - Montanus, Arnoldus






Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 11 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
Atlas Japannesis: being Remarkable Addresses by way of Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Emperor of Japan... London: Thomas Johnson, 1670. First edition in English, folio, additional title and 24 folding plates, contemporary calf and paper, lacking map and final leaf with plate list , engraved title, title-page and dedication leaves all laid-down with slight loss, corner of p.1-10 repaired, some dampstaining around inner margins, several folding plates repaired on verso (that at p.98 with slight loss) small hole to pp.421-2 slightly affecting text, a little spotting, covers detached, worn and chipped [ESTC R20211]
Footnote
Provenance: Ownership signature of James Jones to endpaper; also to endpaper, the inscription: "Bought March 1897 H.J.J."





