Lot 79
  • 79

Turkey and the Ottoman empire.

Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • A collection of 9 volumes, including:
  • paper
Dalvimart, O. The Costume of Turkey. London: William Miller, 1804, folio (364 x 252mm.), text in English and French, engraved vignette on title and 60 plates, all coloured by hand, contemporary straight-grained morocco, decorated in gilt and blind, gilt edges, plates with some offsetting and slight spotting, upper cover detached, slightly rubbed
Castellan, A.L. Moeurs, usages, costumes des othmans. Paris: Nepveu, 1812, 6 vol. bound in one, 12mo (131 x 76mm.), 70 engraved plates, each in 2 states, plain and hand-coloured, contemporary blue morocco gilt by Chilliat (signed on spine), gilt edges, binding detached, head of spine slightly chipped
[Fromaget, N.] Le cousin de Mahomet. "Constantinople" [i.e. Paris], 1781, 2 vol., 12mo, half-titles, 5 engraved plates, contemporary red calf gilt
Paspati, A.G. Etudes sur les Tchinghianés ou Bohémiens de l'empire Ottoman. Constantinople, 1870, 8vo, contemporary calf-backed boards, some spotting, spine very slightly worn
Amicis, E. de. Constantinople. Paris, 1883, 8vo, illustrations, original morocco-backed cloth gilt, title spotted, upper joint slightly worn
and 3 others (list available from Book Dept. or on www.sothebys.com); sold as a collection, not subject to return

Catalogue Note

The other books in this lot are as follows:

Dorys, G. Le femme turque. Paris, 1902
Kesnin-Bey. Le mal d'orient (moeurs turques). Paris, c.1900
Engelhardt, E. La Turquie et le Tanzimat. Paris, 1884, vol.2 only