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-Frankland,
Charles Colville.
Travels to and from Constantinople, in the Years 1827 and 1828: or Personal Narrative of a Journey from Austria, through Hungary to Constantinople; and from that City to the Capital of Austria, by the Dardenelles... Cyprus, Syria, Alexandria... Two volumes. With 4 (2 folded.) cards and 16 (2 col., 3 folded.) aquatint plates as well as 11 plates in
wood engraving.
London, H. Colburn, 1829. 8°. XIV, 373; VIII, 310 S. Half leather binding currently with 2 spine labels each (cover covers slightly
scraped).
Abbey Travel 26 - Blackmer 628 - Weber I, 174 - Atabey 460. - First edition. - Richly illustrated travel description of the English Navy officer (1797-1876), with views of Constantinople, Smyrna, Beirut, Baalbek, Damascus and others, the woodcuts as well as the colored frontispieces show traditional costumes. - Partly somewhat foxing and wet spotted, otherwise good copy. - Provenance: Ex libris William Bennett.
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-Frankland,
Charles Colville.
Travels to and from Constantinople, in the Years 1827 and 1828: or Personal Narrative of a Journey from Austria, through Hungary to Constantinople; and from that City to the Capital of Austria, by the Dardenelles... Cyprus, Syria, Alexandria... Two volumes. With 4 (2 folded.) cards and 16 (2 col., 3 folded.) aquatint plates as well as 11 plates in
wood engraving.
London, H. Colburn, 1829. 8°. XIV, 373; VIII, 310 S. Half leather binding currently with 2 spine labels each (cover covers slightly
scraped).
Abbey Travel 26 - Blackmer 628 - Weber I, 174 - Atabey 460. - First edition. - Richly illustrated travel description of the English Navy officer (1797-1876), with views of Constantinople, Smyrna, Beirut, Baalbek, Damascus and others, the woodcuts as well as the colored frontispieces show traditional costumes. - Partly somewhat foxing and wet spotted, otherwise good copy. - Provenance: Ex libris William Bennett.
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