The Beauties of the Bosphorus; by Miss Pardoe, from Drawings by William H. Bartlett. / The Beauties of the Bosphorus. By Miss Pardoe. Illustrated in a Series of Views of Constantinople and its Environs, from Original Drawings by W.H. Bartlett.
London: Virtue & Co., [n.d.] c. 1840. Binding: Recent ½ calf with matching marble boards, gilt spine with 6 compartments with raised bands, black morocco label on two, edges marbled. , Notes: Miss Pardoe, an English author, travelled to Turkey in 1835. This book became quite popular, partly because of the beautiful steel engravings., Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 88 plates, including frontispiece, engraved title, and map of Constantinople. , Pages: P. (4), blank, frontis portrait of Miss Pardoe, engraved title, blank, title, blank, introduction i-xii, contents, directions to binder, 3-172, (4)., Category: Book Plate Books General; Book Near East Turkey; Book Voyages General;. A fine example of this popular 19th century plate book, plates and text are clean and crisp. Item #B3320
Binding: Recent ½ calf with matching marble boards, gilt spine with 6 compartments with raised bands, black morocco label on two, edges marbled. , Notes: Miss Pardoe, an English author, travelled to Turkey in 1835. This book became quite popular, partly because of the beautiful steel engravings., Size: 4to, Illustration: Complete with 88 plates, including frontispiece, engraved title, and map of Constantinople. , Pages: P. (4), blank, frontis portrait of Miss Pardoe, engraved title, blank, title, blank, introduction i-xii, contents, directions to binder, 3-172, (4)., Category: Book Plate Books General; Book Near East Turkey; Book Voyages General;.
Price: $1,250.00