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BAUDIER, Michel. A General History of the Seraglio and of th…
See original version (French)
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BAUDIER, Michel. A General History of the Seraglio and of th…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
BAUDIER, Michel. A General History of the Seraglio and of the Court of the Great Lord, Emperor of the Turks, in which we see a portrait of Ottoman grandeur, a depiction of human passions, and examples of the fickleness and prosperity of the Court.
A rare 17th-century edition, in a fine vellum binding, of this history of the Seraglio of the Grand Turk.
Rouen, Jean Osmont the Younger, 1638.
In-16, full vellum, spine with two false raised bands and title inscribed in ink.
6 unnumbered folios (preface and summaries) + 8 unnumbered folios (tables) + 115 pages.
Water stains; title page restored and re-glued onto a cardboard sheet; some other leaves similarly restored.
A new edition of this moralising account of the Grand Turk’s harem, depicting the effects of greatness on human passions and the vicissitudes of fortune. Michel Baudier describes the Sultan’s Muslim princes, the Sultan’s wives confined within the harem, and the palaces of Constantinople. Bound together with *The History of the Court of the King of China*, by the same Michel Baudier.
In good condition, in a fine contemporary vellum binding.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
Auction location
Auction time
11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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