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  • First editionso of Views in Palestine and Views in the Ottoman Empire by Luigi Mayer, often found together, with 48 impressive coloured plates showing the Holy Land and the Ottoman Empire.
    First editionso of Views in Palestine and Views in the Ottoman Empire by Luigi Mayer, often found together, with 48 impressive coloured plates showing the Holy Land and the Ottoman Empire.

    MAYER, Luigi.
    Views in Palestine, 1804, 1803.
    $5,124.00

  • The Beauties of the Bosphorus by Julia Pardoe, one of the most popular and attractive of all books on the Bosphorus, scarce to find in the original cloth.
    The Beauties of the Bosphorus by Julia Pardoe, one of the most popular and attractive of all books on the Bosphorus, scarce to find in the original cloth.

    PARDOE, Julia; BARTLETT, W. H. (illustrator).
    The Beauties of the Bosphorus. 1839.
    $1,298.00

  • Hogarth's Devia Cypria, his first publication in which he records his excavations around Paphos and the Carpas Peninsula, under the aegis of the Cyprus exploration fund.
    Hogarth's Devia Cypria, his first publication in which he records his excavations around Paphos and the Carpas Peninsula, under the aegis of the Cyprus exploration fund.

    HOGARTH, David George.
    Devia Cypria 1889.
    $1,708.00

  • First edition of Brindesi's Souvenirs de Constantinople in excellent condition and in the original cloth, an important set of views of the Ottoman Empire.
    First edition of Brindesi's Souvenirs de Constantinople in excellent condition and in the original cloth, an important set of views of the Ottoman Empire.

    BRINDESI, Jean.
    Souvenirs de Constantinople. [1855].
    $17,077.00

  • An important work. Grelot was the first to prepare detailed plans of St. Sophia and other monuments in Constantinople.
    An important work. Grelot was the first to prepare detailed plans of St. Sophia and other monuments in Constantinople.

    GRELOT, William Joseph.
    A Late Voyage to Constantinople, 1683.
    $2,528.00

  • First edition of Castelmaine's <em>Account</em>, reporting to the King by letter on the war in Crete between the Venetians and the Turks.
    First edition of Castelmaine's <em>Account</em>, reporting to the King by letter on the war in Crete between the Venetians and the Turks.

    CASTLEMAINE, Roger Palmer (Earl of).
    An Account Of the Present War 1666.
    $3,416.00

  • D'Ohsson's vast survey of the Ottoman Empire with engravings by the foremost illustrators of the day, including a superb double-page view of Mecca.
    D'Ohsson's vast survey of the Ottoman Empire with engravings by the foremost illustrators of the day, including a superb double-page view of Mecca.

    D'OHSSON, Ignace Mouradja.
    Tableaux Général de L'Empire Othman. 1787, 1789 & 1820.
    $51,231.00

  • Second of the author's travels round the Mediterranean.
    Second of the author's travels round the Mediterranean.

    ALLAN, John H.
    A pictorial tour in the Mediterranean: 1845
    $2,528.00

  • A beautifully bound first edition of Select Views in Greece by Hugh Williams, depicting the historical sites and landscapes of Greece.
    A beautifully bound first edition of Select Views in Greece by Hugh Williams, depicting the historical sites and landscapes of Greece.

    WILLIAMS, H.W.
    Select Views in Greece 1829.
    $2,050.00

  • The first edition of The Oriental Album by Henry Van Lennep, containing 20 chromo-lithographed plates depicting Turkish, Armenian, and Jewish dress.
    The first edition of The Oriental Album by Henry Van Lennep, containing 20 chromo-lithographed plates depicting Turkish, Armenian, and Jewish dress.

    VAN LENNEP, Henry J.
    The Oriental Album: 1862.
    $11,613.00

  • An exceptional example of Recueil de cent Estampes by Jacques Le hay and Charles de Feriol.
    An exceptional example of Recueil de cent Estampes by Jacques Le hay and Charles de Feriol.

    LE HAY, Jacques; FERRIOL, Charles de.
    Recueil de cent estampes 1714.
    $102,462.00

  • First edition of Fifteen Months' Pilgrimage through untrodden tracts of Khuzistan and Persia by Joachim Stocqueler, rare and sought after account of a journey from Muscat up through Kuzistan and the Bakhtiari Mountains.
    First edition of Fifteen Months' Pilgrimage through untrodden tracts of Khuzistan and Persia by Joachim Stocqueler, rare and sought after account of a journey from Muscat up through Kuzistan and the Bakhtiari Mountains.

    STOCQUELER, Joachim Hayward.
    Fifteen Months' Pilgrimage through untrodden tracts of Khuzistan and Persia, 1832.
    $10,247.00

  • The third volume describing the books on Istanbul from the library of Ömer Koç, covering the period from 1851 to 1890.
    The third volume describing the books on Istanbul from the library of Ömer Koç, covering the period from 1851 to 1890.

    BECKER, Sven.
    Impressions of Istanbul Voyage to Constantinople 1851-1890 2022.
    $363.00

  • First edition of Lady Brassey's Sunshine and Storm in the East, an account of her journeys to Cuprus and Constantinople with maps and plates.
    First edition of Lady Brassey's Sunshine and Storm in the East, an account of her journeys to Cuprus and Constantinople with maps and plates.

    BRASSEY, Anna, Lady.
    Sunshine and Storm in the East, 1880.
    $684.00

  • First edition of William Gell's Narrative of a Journey in the Morea. Gell wanted to show what Greece was really like before the revolution.
    First edition of William Gell's Narrative of a Journey in the Morea. Gell wanted to show what Greece was really like before the revolution.

    GELL, William.
    Narrative of a Journey in the Morea. 1823.
    $1,298.00

  • First edition of Description de l'Asie Mineure by Texier, probably the greatest work of exploration made by a single traveller, with 254 plates.
    First edition of Description de l'Asie Mineure by Texier, probably the greatest work of exploration made by a single traveller, with 254 plates.

    TEXIER, Charles.
    Description de l'Asie Mineure 1849.
    $34,154.00

  • First edition of A View of the Levant by Charles Perry, a lovely copy of this important work on Egypt under the Ottoman Empire.
    First edition of A View of the Levant by Charles Perry, a lovely copy of this important work on Egypt under the Ottoman Empire.

    PERRY, Charles.
    A View of the Levant; 1743.
    $4,099.00

  • The Blackmer Collection by Leonora Navari, Greece and the Levant, one of only 300 copies.
    The Blackmer Collection by Leonora Navari, Greece and the Levant, one of only 300 copies.

    NAVARI, Leonora.
    Greece and the Levant. 1989.
    $2,733.00

  • Lewis travelled to the Levant, but these drawings were made by Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city.
    Lewis travelled to the Levant, but these drawings were made by Coke Smyth who was in Constantinople several years before Lewis visited that city.

    LEWIS, John Frederick.
    Illustrations in Constantinople made during a residence in that city in the years 1835-6. [1838].
    $11,613.00

  • First edition of Henry Tozer's Turkish Armenia and Eastern Asia Minor, a scarce work on Armenia and Kurdistan covering Mount Ararat and Lake Van.
    First edition of Henry Tozer's Turkish Armenia and Eastern Asia Minor, a scarce work on Armenia and Kurdistan covering Mount Ararat and Lake Van.

    TOZER, Rev. Henry Fanshawe
    Turkish Armenia and Eastern Asia Minor. 1881.
    $3,416.00

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    PERRY, Charles.
    A View of the Levant; 1743.
    $4,099.00

  • Patrick Leigh Fermor. Mani. First edition
    Patrick Leigh Fermor. Mani. First edition

    LEIGH FERMOR, Patrick.
    Mani. Travels in the Southern Peloponnese. 1958.
    $274.00

  • In 1810 Beaufort was appointed senior officer at Smyrna in command of the Frederickssteen; in August he began the survey of the south coast of Turkey
    In 1810 Beaufort was appointed senior officer at Smyrna in command of the Frederickssteen; in August he began the survey of the south coast of Turkey

    BEAUFORT, Sir Francis.
    Karamania, 1818.
    $2,050.00

  • The expeditions to Asia Minor took place between 1856 and 1859 and were mostly concerned with the excavations of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
    The expeditions to Asia Minor took place between 1856 and 1859 and were mostly concerned with the excavations of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.

    NEWTON, Charles Thomas.
    Travels and discoveries in the Levant. 1865.
    $1,708.00

  • This work is an account of part of his route home. through the Mediterranean, with the purpose to buy antiquities. The resulting art collection, named after the author Rottiers Collection, became an integral part of the collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden.
    This work is an account of part of his route home. through the Mediterranean, with the purpose to buy antiquities. The resulting art collection, named after the author Rottiers Collection, became an integral part of the collection of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden.

    ROTTIERS, Bernard Eugene Antoine.
    Itinéraire de Tiflis a Constantinople. 1829.
    $2,664.00

  • First edition of Elbicei atika musee des anciens costumes Turcs de Constantinople by Jean Brindesi, containing 22 hand-coloured plates of Turkish costumes.
    First edition of Elbicei atika musee des anciens costumes Turcs de Constantinople by Jean Brindesi, containing 22 hand-coloured plates of Turkish costumes.

    BRINDESI, Jean.
    Elbicei Atika Musée des Anciens Costumes Turcs de Constantinople. [c.1855].
    $6,148.00

  • First edition of Spratt's Travels and Researches in Crete, one of the most important accounts of the island.
    First edition of Spratt's Travels and Researches in Crete, one of the most important accounts of the island.

    SPRATT, Thomas Abel Brimage.
    Travels and Researches in Crete. 1865.
    $3,416.00

  • First edition of both parts of this important work which established the standard depiction of peoples of the ottoman empire and the levant. Contains 102 plates of costumes including the depiction of the whirling devishes.
    First edition of both parts of this important work which established the standard depiction of peoples of the ottoman empire and the levant. Contains 102 plates of costumes including the depiction of the whirling devishes.

    FERRIOL, Charles de, Marquis, LE HAY and MOUR, J.B. van (artist).
    Recueil de cent Estampes representant differentes Nations du Levant, 1714-15.
    $10,247.00

  • A superior unfolded copy of the first edition of Antoine Melling's magnificent work on Constantinople. 'one of the finest topographical illustrated books ever produced' (Koç). Unfolded examples rarely appear on the market.
    A superior unfolded copy of the first edition of Antoine Melling's magnificent work on Constantinople. 'one of the finest topographical illustrated books ever produced' (Koç). Unfolded examples rarely appear on the market.

    MELLING, Antoine Ignace.
    Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore. 1809-19].
    $78,554.00

  • First German edition of Trachten und Gebrauche der Neugriechen by Otto Magnus Baron von Stackelberg.
    First German edition of Trachten und Gebrauche der Neugriechen by Otto Magnus Baron von Stackelberg.

    STACKELBERG, Otto Magnus (Baron von).
    Trachten und Gebräuche der Neugriechen. 1831.
    $34,154.00

  • The scarce first edition of Forbin's Voyage with text and plates together of which Brunet says only 325 copies were printed.
    The scarce first edition of Forbin's Voyage with text and plates together of which Brunet says only 325 copies were printed.

    FORBIN, [Louis Nicolas Philippe Auguste] (Comte de).
    Voyage dans le Levant. 1819.
    $30,739.00

  • a work whose illustrations helped shaped the West's popular imagination of the Islamic world. The artist, geographer and spy Nicolas de Nicolay (1517-1583) went to the court in Constantinople
    a work whose illustrations helped shaped the West's popular imagination of the Islamic world. The artist, geographer and spy Nicolas de Nicolay (1517-1583) went to the court in Constantinople

    NICOLAY, Nicolas de.
    Les Navigations, Pérégrinations et Voyages, 1576.
    $8,880.00

  • Istanbul in the Western Literary Imagination. 1547-2024
    Istanbul in the Western Literary Imagination. 1547-2024

    BECKER, Sven
    Istanbul in the Western Literary Imagination. 1547-2024 2024
    $363.00

  • Papers concerning the investigation committee composed of French, British, and Russian representatives sent to Sasun
    Papers concerning the investigation committee composed of French, British, and Russian representatives sent to Sasun

    [TURKEY].
    Turkey No. 1 (1895) 1895.
    $1,298.00

  • An important work. Baron de Tott (1733-1793) went to Constantinople in 1755 and stayed until 1763
    An important work. Baron de Tott (1733-1793) went to Constantinople in 1755 and stayed until 1763

    TOTT, Baron de.
    Memoirs of the Baron de Tott, [1785].
    $1,298.00

  • Sir William Robert Wills Wilde, surgeon and Irish antiquary, was the father of Oscar Wilde.
    Sir William Robert Wills Wilde, surgeon and Irish antiquary, was the father of Oscar Wilde.

    WILDE, William Robert Wills.
    Narrative of a Voyage to Madeira, Teneriffe, and along the shores of the Mediterranean, 1840.
    $1,162.00

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