Lot 78
Drummond (Alexander) Travels through different Cities of Germany, Italy, Greece, and several parts of Asia, first edition, by W. Strahan, 1754.
Hammer Price: £350
Description
Drummond (Alexander) Travels through different Cities of Germany, Italy, Greece, and several parts of Asia, first edition, folding engraved frontispiece, 33 engraved plates and maps, only (of 34), many folding, occasional faint spotting, 3L2 & 3M1 with tear into text and neat repair, ex-Kansas City public library with ink-stamp, twentieth-century crushed morocco, light rubbing to joints but holding firm, [Atabey 363], folio, by W. Strahan, 1754.
⁂ "First edition of this important work which displays an intimate knowledge of Cyprus." (Atabey)
Description
Drummond (Alexander) Travels through different Cities of Germany, Italy, Greece, and several parts of Asia, first edition, folding engraved frontispiece, 33 engraved plates and maps, only (of 34), many folding, occasional faint spotting, 3L2 & 3M1 with tear into text and neat repair, ex-Kansas City public library with ink-stamp, twentieth-century crushed morocco, light rubbing to joints but holding firm, [Atabey 363], folio, by W. Strahan, 1754.
⁂ "First edition of this important work which displays an intimate knowledge of Cyprus." (Atabey)