Lot 10
Andreossy (Antoine François) Constantinople et Le Bosphore de Thrace, 2 vol. inc. Atlas, first edition, Paris, 1828.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Andreossy (Antoine François) Constantinople et Le Bosphore de Thrace, 2 vol. inc. Atlas, first edition, half-title to text vol. only, 10 engraved or lithographed plates, this copy bound without map, Atlas lacking letterpress title, title given in manuscript to front free endpaper verso, scattered spotting, text vol. in contemporary crushed morocco backed boards, atlas in contemporary half crushed morocco, both a little rubbed with slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Blackmer 33], 8vo & oblong folio, Paris, 1828.
⁂ The Blackmer copy includes a map, but notes that this was not included in the Atlas contents so may well have been intended for inclusion in the text volume.
Description
Andreossy (Antoine François) Constantinople et Le Bosphore de Thrace, 2 vol. inc. Atlas, first edition, half-title to text vol. only, 10 engraved or lithographed plates, this copy bound without map, Atlas lacking letterpress title, title given in manuscript to front free endpaper verso, scattered spotting, text vol. in contemporary crushed morocco backed boards, atlas in contemporary half crushed morocco, both a little rubbed with slight bumping to corners and extremities, [Blackmer 33], 8vo & oblong folio, Paris, 1828.
⁂ The Blackmer copy includes a map, but notes that this was not included in the Atlas contents so may well have been intended for inclusion in the text volume.