Banduri, Anselmo Maria (1675-1743).

2 volumes, folio (383 x 248mm.), [10 (incl. half-title)], liv, [2], 214, [2], 444, [54]; [3], 446-448, 457-508, 583-1017, [9], 140, [28]pp., parallel Greek and Latin text, illustration: engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette on title-pages, 41 engraved plates, maps and plans (most folding or double-page), 17 engraved illustrations in text (most full-page), 9 engraved initials, 13 head- and 4 tail-pieces, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, binding: contemporary mottled calf gilt, spines gilt in compartments 

Nicolas-Joseph Foucault (1643-1721), bookplate, and inscription recording gift

Blackmer 70; Atabey 52

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

first edition, a presentation copy, with a note on flyleaf in volume 1 recording the gift of the book from the author, dated 29 June 1712 and signed "Foucault".

Banduri, a Benedictine archaeologist and numismatist born in Ragusa, came to Paris in 1702 and entered the abbey of St Germain des Près; he proceeded to study the Byzantine manuscripts in the collections of the Bibliothèque royale and the Bibliothèque Colbert. The present work is a collection of writings on the history, geography, religion and antiquities of Constantinople, and includes the entire text of Pierre Gilles's De Bosporo Thracio and De topographia Constantinopleos, which had been first published in 1561 and 1562 respectively.

The Blackmer contained an additional leaf after the final S² in the second volume, which is not present here, nor in the Atabey or British Library copies.