GUILLET (DE SAINT- GEORGES), (G.),
Histoire du regne de Mahomet. II Empereur de Turcs. 2 vols.
Paris, Thierry und Barbin, 1681.
8vo. Uniformly bound in two contemporary full calf bindings with five raised bands and richly gilt spines. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spines indicating the inventory number in an estate library. Some wear to extremities, otherwise a very nice set. (6), 510 pp. + 1 folded map and 1 folded plates; 442, (50) pp. + folded plate.
Rare first edition of Guillet de Saint-George’s work on Mehmed II, twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, famous for having conquered Constantinople in 1453. Georges Guillet (1624 - April 6, 1705) was a French scholar, writer, and actor, adopting the stage name Guillet de Saint-George in 1661. Born in Thiers, he holds the distinction of being the initial author to document the history of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Additionally, he published travel narratives about his journeys to the Levant under the pseudonym "Sieur de La Guilletière." Cioranescu 34495
Goldsmith G 957
Order-nr.: 60662
DKK 15.000,00