- 3269
Saar, Johann Jacob (1625-?1672).
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description
- Ost-Indianische funfzehen-jährige Kriegs-Dienst, und wahrhaftige Beschreibung. Nüremberg: Wolf Eberhard Felssecker, 1672
folio (318 x 201mm.), [48], 168, [16]pp., title-page printed in red and black, illustration: engraved frontispiece, engraved portrait of the author, numerous illustrations in text, binding: old vellum, spotting, spine lightly soiled
Provenance
Charles Montagu (1661-1715), 3rd earl of Halifax, armorial bookplate dated 1702 on verso of title-page. The library of George Montagu, 4th earl of Halifax, which included books of his father, was sold by Cock on 11 March 1740.
Literature
Mendelssohn (1957) II, 262; Mendelssohn (1979) IV, 108; cf VOC 308 (1662 edition)
Catalogue Note
Saar saw military service in a number of exotic countries, including Ceylon and South Africa, between 1644 and 1659.