Lot 13
Arif Pacha (Muchir) Les Anciens Costumes de l'Empire Ottoman , first edition, Paris, [1863].
Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000
Description
Arif Pacha (Muchir) Les Anciens Costumes de l'Empire Ottoman, vol. 1 only (all published), first edition, lithograph portrait and 16 lithographs printed in colour with some hand-colouring, sepia lithographed title with loss to top half and lower corners (affecting text), laid down, final plate with marginal loss, laid down, 3 text ff. with large tears into text and neat tissue repairs, several text ff. misbound, spotting, modern half-calf, [Atabey 29; Blackmer 43], folio, Paris, [1863].
Description
Arif Pacha (Muchir) Les Anciens Costumes de l'Empire Ottoman, vol. 1 only (all published), first edition, lithograph portrait and 16 lithographs printed in colour with some hand-colouring, sepia lithographed title with loss to top half and lower corners (affecting text), laid down, final plate with marginal loss, laid down, 3 text ff. with large tears into text and neat tissue repairs, several text ff. misbound, spotting, modern half-calf, [Atabey 29; Blackmer 43], folio, Paris, [1863].