Travel
TULLY, Richard.
Narrative of a ten years' residence at Tripoli in Africa: from the original correspondence in the possession of the family of the late Richard Tully, Esq. The British Consul.
Colburn, London 1817. Second edition. 4to., xiii, [iii], 376pp., engraved folding map of the Regencies of Tripoly, 7 hand-coloured aquatint plates by R. Havell, uncut in original boards, light waterstain to map.
This edition contains more coloured plates than the first edition. Written by the sister, or sister-in-law of Richard Tully, British Consul at Tripoli 1783-93. The work is particularly valuable for its details of family life in the seraglio. Tully's females relatives were on intimate terms with the Bashaw's family and were admitted into all the life of the seraglio. One of the most important records of life in Tripoli in the late eighteenth century. Atabey 1241 (second ed.); Blackmer 1682; Abbey Travel 299; Prideaux p354; Tooley 493.
Price: £ 1100
US Dollar Price: $ 1600
Stock Number: 70219