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Journey Through Albania

(ALBANIA) (GREECE) (TURKEY) HOBHOUSE, John Cam. A Journey Through Albania. London, 1813.

First edition of Hobhouse's classic account of his travels through Albania and Turkey with his close friend, Lord Byron. Illustrated with two folding maps, 17 splendid hand-colored aquatint plates (including seven double-page views of Athens, the Acropolis, the Parthenon, Constantinople, the Seraglio, etc., and seven costume plates heightened in gold), engraved frontispiece, one engraved plan, two plates of facsimile letters and two plates of Greek music. $9500.

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Photograph Album. Middle East.

“IMAGES OF CAMEL CARAVANS IN THE DESERT”: RARE ALBUM OF 22 VINTAGE ALBUMEN PRINTS

(SÉBAH, J. Pascal and BÉCHARD, Emile, et al.). Photograph Album. Middle East. Egypt, circa 1880.

Original photograph album of the Middle East circa 1880, with 22 splendid exhibition-size albumen prints from glass negatives, featuring the work of renowned photographers J. Pascal Sébah, Émile Béchard, Langahi and others, including Sébah's images of Alexandria's Column of Pompey, Nile yachts and desert vistas, Langahi's view of Nubian tribesmen, and Béchard's iconic image of people climbing the massive stones of the Great Pyramid. Splendidly bound. $7500.

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Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea

“IT IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID BEING THE HERO OF MY OWN STORY”

HANWAY, Jonas. Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea. London, 1754. Four volumes.

First edition of Hanway's engaging narrative of his "perilous adventures" in the Caspian mercantile trade through Europe, Russia and Persia, illustrated with engraved frontispieces in each volume, nine folding maps, 15 full-page engravings of views, persons and architecture, and numerous historiated headpieces. $5800.

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Roman Empire

HANDSOME HAND-COLORED LARGE 17TH-CENTURY JOHN SPEED MAP OF "THE ROMANE EMPIRE"

(ROMAN EMPIRE) SPEED, John. Roman Empire. London, 1626.

Very handsome hand-colored 17th-century John Speed map of the Roman Empire at its height, with wonderful inset border illustrations, including views of Rome, Genoa, Jerusalem, Venice, Constantinople, and Alexandria, and depictions of a Spaniard, a Turk, a Moroccan, an Italian, and an Egyptian, and their accompanying wives. $5500.

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Panorama de Constantinople

"PHOTOGRAPHY’S CAPACITY TO 'TAKE THEM THERE'" (PARR & BADGER)

(CONSTANTINOPLE) (ISTANBUL) FETTEL, Constantine J. Panorama de Constantinople. Constantinople, 1882.

Rare exceptionally large photographic panorama of Constantinople from 1882, by Constantine J. Fettel, with ten mounted vintage albumen prints linked together to offer a wonderful accordion-fold panoramic image of the city spanning nearly nine feet in length—an exceptional view of majestic mosques, churches and palaces—in original gilt-stamped cloth binding. $5200.

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Photograph Album. Algiers, Italy, Paris

RARE 19TH-CENTURY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, WITH 48 SPLENDID MOUNTED VINTAGE PRINTS, INCLUDING AN EXCEPTIONAL SERIES ON ALGIERS BY FAMED PHOTOGRAPHER LEROUX, WITH VIEWS OF ITALY, INCLUDING IMAGES OF GENOA BY ALFRED NOACK, & IMAGES OF PALERMO, MESSINA & PARIS

(MIDEAST) LEROUX, Alexandre, MAURO, Ledru, NOACK, Alfred et al. Photograph Album. Algiers, Italy, Paris. Algiers, Italy, Paris, circa 1880.

Rare photograph album of 48 splendid vintage mounted albumen, collotype and gelatin silver prints of Algiers, Italy and Paris, circa 1880, with an exceptional series of 19 exhibition-size prints of Algiers by renowned photographer Leroux, including exquisite views of the Mosque of Sidi Abderrahamane, the Notre Dame d'Afrique and beautiful portraits of Arab men and women, along with nine prints of Genoa by Noack, views of Messina by Mauro, views of Palermo, including the catacombs, and images of Paris—including the Eiffel Tower and more. $4800.

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St. Jean d'Acre

SUPERB ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE ROBERTS HOLY LAND PLATE, HAND-COLORED

ROBERTS, David. St. Jean d"Acre. London, 1842-49.

Beautiful original hand-colored lithograph of St. Jean d'Acre, depicting the city skyline and sea with costumed natives and horses in the foreground, from the superb large format first issue of Roberts' landmark work, The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia (only the first issue is hand-colored on onionskin and mounted on heavier card). $4500.

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Modern Mansion, showing the Arabesque Architecture of Cairo

SUPERB ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE ROBERTS EGYPT PLATE, HAND-COLORED

ROBERTS, David. Modern Mansion, showing the Arabesque Architecture of Cairo. London, 1842-49.

Beautiful original hand-colored lithograph of the exterior of a modern mansion in Cairo (with Egyptians in colorful costumes), from the superb large format first issue of Roberts’ landmark work, Egypt and Nubia (only the first issue is hand-colored on onionskin and mounted on heavier card). $4200.

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