[Turkey] GALIBERT (Léon) and PELLÉ (C.). L'Empire ottoman il - Lot 2

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[Turkey] GALIBERT (Léon) and PELLÉ (C.). L'Empire ottoman il - Lot 2
[Turkey] GALIBERT (Léon) and PELLÉ (C.). L'Empire ottoman illustré. Constantinople ancienne et moderne; comprenant aussi les sept églises de l'Asie mineure, illustrés d'après les dessins pris sur les lieux par Thomas Allom, précédées d'un essai historique sur Constantinople et de la description des monumens de Constantinople et des sept églises de l'Asie mineure. Paris, Fisher Fils et Cie, s.d. (ca. 1838-40). 3 parts bound in an in-4 volume, contemporary half calf with corners, smooth spine decorated with romantic gilt irons. Some rubbing and wear, discreet restorations, scattered foxing. First edition and first print run of this work lavishly illustrated with metal engravings based on Thomas Allom's on-the-spot drawings: 2 title-frontispices, 2 maps, one of which on a double page, and 93 out-of-text plates printed on strong paper: palace interiors, mosques, monuments, Muslim scenes, street scenes, cemeteries, views of Constantinople's surroundings...
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