Lot 08053

LAVALÉE Théophile, “Histoire de l’Empire Ottoman”, Paris, Garnier Frères, 1855. Quarto, contemporary leather spine with marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine. First edition of this history of the Ottoman Empire, with 18 steel-engraved plates by Allom, Bentley, Salmon, and Leitch, including views from Smyrna, Constantinople, Ioannina, Brussa, the Black Sea and many other views of places, monuments and events. Light external wear, interior with spotting throughout.