Constantinople rare books

First edition, first issue of volume 1 (4 lines of text on page xvi), 2 volumes bound in 3, folio (53 x 35 cm. approx.), half-titles, 3 engraved titles, one portrait, 2 unnumbered double-page general maps and 284 plates and maps on 168 leaves, 8 double-page or folding, elaborate engraved head and tail-pieces, one double-page printed table; occasional light toning, uniform nineteenth-century maroon morocco gilt extra by J . Clarke, all edges gilt, a fine set.

First edition. 8vo., x, [ii], 435 pp., engraved frontispiece and 5 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, new labels, a very good copy.

4to, engraved portrait frontispiece of Pardoe, additional engraved title, engraved map and 85 plates, contemporary red half morocco gilt, all edges gilt, offsetting from frontispiece to title with slight spotting, generally a very clean, fresh copy, joints lightly rubbed.

Hand-coloured zincograph map, (67 x 103.5 cm), dissected into 24 sheets and mounted on linen, yellow publisher's advertisements at endpapers, folding into original green boards, yellow label; a fine example.

4to (35 x 26 cm); 309pp, profusely illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome illustrations, many full page; bound in red cloth gilt, cream dust-wrapper lettered in red and black. NEW.

4to (35 x 26 cm); 298pp, profusely illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome illustrations, many full page; bound in red cloth gilt, cream dust-wrapper lettered in red and black. NEW.

First collected edition, 2 volumes, folio, half-title in volume 1, 21 engraved plates including frontispieces, bookplates; contemporary mottled calf gilt, red morocco lettering piece, Marquis of Stafford gilt arms to covers, joints cracked but firm, corners worn, a very good set.

Small 4to (20.5 x 16 cm), [vi], 56 pp., initial blank, title with woodcut of Coryate on an elephant, 5 other large woodcut illustrations including 2 duplicates of the elephant and one of a unicorn, woodcut initials and ornaments, lightly browned, contemporary calf, covers with diamond formation and central decoration in gilt, a little worn, rebacked, new red morocco label, a very good copy.

First edition in English. Folio (32.5 x 20.5 cm), [2], 2, [18], 184, 195-264, [2], 214, [8], 119, [3] pp., 24 engraved plates (2 folding, 1 with short split to fold), contemporary sprinkled calf, neatly rebacked preserving old red morocco lettering piece, lower outer corner upper board repaired, a very good copy.

First collected edition. 5 vols, 8vo, engraved portrait frontispiece (lightly spotted),10 facsimile letters (most folding), contemporary crimson half calf gilt, covers ruled in gilt, spines in six compartments, green morocco labels to second and third, others richly gilt, raised bands, marbled sides and edges, a fine set.