ALLOM (T). THE ILLUSTRIOUS OTTOMAN EMPIRE. CONSTANTINOPLE AN - Lot 77

ALLOM (T). THE ILLUSTRIOUS OTTOMAN EMPIRE. CONSTANTINOPLE ANCIENNE ET MODERNE including the 7 churches of Asia Minor. Paris, Fisher fils, no date. In-4°, fir-green half-maroquin with corners, ornate spine, gilt t. (Bruyère). Richly illustrated volume based on on-the-spot drawings by Thomas Allom. There are 94 fine steel engravings, all on strong paper (street scenes, monuments, palaces, mosques, landscapes, etc.), 2 engraved titles and one map of the Bosphorus (of 2). A good copy in morocco by Bruyère, a renowned bookbinder from Lyon. Also included: - MERY. CONSTANTINOPLE ET LA MER NOIRE. Paris, Belin-Leprieur et Morizot, 1855. In-8, brown half-chagrin, spine ribbed and gilt edges (period binding). Copy complete with 21 plates engraved by Rouargue, including 4 in costume color. Some foxing. - AMICIS (Ed. de). CONSTANTINOPLE. Illustrated with 183 reproductions of life drawings by C. Biseo. P., Hachette, 1883. In-8, publisher's polychrome boards. SET OF 3 VOLUMES. ED