Lot 03034

Constantinople ancienne et moderne; comprenant aussi les sept eglises de l’Asie mineure. Illustres d’apres les dessins pris sur les lieux par Thomas Allom, esq. Precedees d’un essai … par M.M. Leon Galibert et C. Pelle”, Paris, Londres: Fisher, Fils et Cie., s.d. (c. 1838). FIRST EDITION. COMPLETE 3 Volumes bound in one. 4to, pp. [6], xlii,60 + [4],58 + [6]-54. With 3 engraved title pages & 95 full page engravings – including 2 maps- (total 98 engravings). Leather spine gilt decorated. Loose front board (wear along joint), light spotting throughout, couple of marginal tears. Missing circular part on title page. Overall good copy. Scarce, beautifully illustrated work on the history, monuments and inhabitants of Constantinople, Asia Minor and the Balkans.