MENDEL Gustave, Musees Imperiaux Ottomans, “Catalogue des Figurines Grecques de Terre Cuite”, Constantinople, Typ. et lithographie A. Ihsan, 1908. FIRST EDITION. 4to, pp. ix, [1], 663 + 15 sheets at the end with numerous photographic illustrations of the artefacts. Gustave Mendel was member of the French School of Athens (1898-1903) and active archaeologist in Greece, undertaking excavations in Thasos, Tegea & Boeotia. He then served in Constantinople Deputy Curator of Constantinople’s Museums, creating the first accurate and systematic catalogues of the museum’s artefacts. In the current work, he systematically presents the figurines mainly from Greek areas, categorized geographically. Modern fine binding. In Very Fine condition.