Lot 106
  • 106

Cramer, John Anthony

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • A geographical and historical description of Asia Minor. Oxford: University Press, 1832
  • paper
FIRST EDITION, 2 volumes bound in one, 8vo (212 x 130mm.), folding engraved map backed on linen, errata leaf at end of volume one, contemporary half calf, map split at folds and somewhat soiled, binding rubbed, rebacked retaining original spine

Provenance

Forbes, bookplate

Literature

Atabey 296; Cobham-Jeffery, p.13

Condition

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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Catalogue Note

The map is frequently absent, as in the Atabey, BL and Gennadius copies. The work includes a section on the islands off the coast of Asia Minor, including Rhodes, Kos, and a chapter on Cyprus.