SAINCTYON (sieur de). Histoire du grand Tamerlan tirée d'un - Lot 202

SAINCTYON (sieur de). Histoire du grand Tamerlan tirée d'un excellent manuscrit, & de quelques autres originaux : tres-propre à former un grand Capitaine Paris, André Pralard, 1677. In-12, (12)-424 p., contemporary brown calf, spine ribbed, gilt title, gilt iron stamped on each cover (flaws including uncovered headcap, 2 corners worn; wetness in margins of qq. ff.). First edition. Treatise on the life and wars of Tamerlan (1336-1405) against the Muscovites, the King of China, the Emperor of the Turks and the Soldan of Egypt. Sainctyon was secretary to the Duc de Guise. The word "Roy" on the title page has been removed from the words "Dédié au Roy". Provenance: Nicolas Fouquet's coat of arms with his squirrel iron on the boards (OHR 1398, iron no. 6: "We believe that this iron must have been engraved for the superintendent and that it was subsequently used by other members of the Fouquet family").