The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an
The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel books, Aldines and an important Qur’an
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July 28, 10:56 AM GMT
Estimate
300 - 400 GBP
Lot Details
Description
MACFARLANE, CHARLES
Constantinople in 1828. A Residence of Sixteen Months in the Turkish Capital and Provinces. London: Saunders and Otlet, 1829
FIRST EDITION, 4to (267 x 200mm.), 5 lithographed plates, of which 3 hand-coloured and one folding, near contemporary vellum-backed patterned boards, without half-title and advertisement leaf at end, folding plate backed on linen, some repairs with occasional loss, some staining, covers slightly rubbed
LITERATURE:
Atabey 741; Blackmer 1047
PROVENANCE:
York Subscription Library and York Public Library, ink stamps