Narrative of a Journey from Constantinople to England

Walsh, R. (Rev.)

Verlag: Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis, London, 1829

Beschreibung

Spine leather rubbed and deteriorating. Heavy rubbing to leather along the front joint. 1/8" missing to leather along tail end of spine. Moderate foxing to maps and plates. Some repairs to folding map at rear. Gutter broken at rear hinge. Loss of marbled paper from along edges of boards. 19th century engraved bookplate of Thomas Somers Cooks on front endpaper. ; Third Edition. xii, 445, [1] pages + 8 plates + 2 folding maps. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Page dimensions: 185 x 111mm. "You request of me to keep a journal, and transmit to you a narrative of my expedition, as you say, through the most desolate countries, and at the most dreary season of the year. I comply with your wishes, not because the countries are at this time nearly as you describe them, but because they present some highly interesting recollections, not only of ancient but of modern times." - page 1. ; 8vo. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11792

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Narrative of a Journey from Constantinople ...

Verlag: Frederick Westley and A. H. Davis, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1829

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket