Lot 105
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MONTANUS, ARNOLDUS. Atlas Japannensis: being Remarkable Addresses by way of Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Emperor of Japan....English'd, and Adorn'd...by John Ogilby. London: T. Johnson 1670. Folio. 402 x 257 mm. (15 13/16 x 10 1/8 in.), nineteenth-century calf, rebacked, upper outer portions dampstained throughout, title and frontispiece browned, left edge of Osacco folding plate creased (before p. 89), two tears to double-page Miako plate (before p. 99). First Edition in English, engraved frontispiece, printed title in red and black, folding engraved map, 24 double-page or folding engraved plates and 70 text illustrations. Wing M-2485.

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MONTANUS, ARNOLDUS. Atlas Japannensis: being Remarkable Addresses by way of Embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces to the Emperor of Japan....English'd, and Adorn'd...by John Ogilby. London: T. Johnson 1670. Folio. 402 x 257 mm. (15 13/16 x 10 1/8 in.), nineteenth-century calf, rebacked, upper outer portions dampstained throughout, title and frontispiece browned, left edge of Osacco folding plate creased (before p. 89), two tears to double-page Miako plate (before p. 99). First Edition in English, engraved frontispiece, printed title in red and black, folding engraved map, 24 double-page or folding engraved plates and 70 text illustrations. Wing M-2485.

Provenance: Mary Sayer, 18th-century signature on title -- E.G. Hunt, 20th-century signature on binder's fly.