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Until Tuesday 12 March 2024 • Time auction

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Turchia - Baratta, Antonio

Constantinople depicted and described with a news on the famous Seven Churches of Asia Minor and other observable sites of the Levant, 1840

Estimate

€ 120 - 200

Sold

€ 155

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Turin, Alessandro Fontana's printing plant, 1840. In 2nd. 818 pp. with 98 plates. as per index, engraved in copper and protected by vellum, including a topographical map of Constantinople, numerous engraved ornaments, scattered flourishes, light browning, more intense on some papers, contemporary chagrin binding, title stamped in gold on the spine and cover, small tear on the spine of the second volume, slight defects.

Specialist Notes

Famous work on the history of the capital of the Ottoman Empire, its monuments and its customs. Interesting ideas and observations also on gastronomic culture, games, shows and music.