Travel
[BRINDESI, Jean]
[Souvenirs de Constantinople]
Paris n.d.,[but 1855]. First edition. Landscape folio (54 x 40cm. approx.), 16 (of 21) handcoloured lithographed plates, all captioned, dampstaining to the corners, spotting. unbound.
A fine set of views of Constantinople, the best pictorial record of the city at that time. As well as recording city and river views, the work also contains some unusual plates recording Turkish transport. Atabey 152; Blackmer 207; Colas 447.
Price: £ 3500
US Dollar Price: $ 0
Stock Number: 68209