London: Virtue and Co., c. 1840. Occasional browning otherwise in very good condition. Plates are clean and crisp. . Binding: Contemoprary crimson half morocco with pebbled cloth boards. Spine in six compartments of raised bands. Gilt text on 2. Dense gilt ornamentation on 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. All edges gilt. Pasted and free marbled endpapers. , Notes: A travel book detailing the culture of Turkey through stories and illustrations from the mid 19th century. Miss Pardoe, an English author, travelled to Turkey in 1835. She gained some fame through this book as it became quite popular due of the beautiful steel engravings and her knack for captivating prose. , Size: 4to (272x208mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with an engraved title page, a frontispiece portrait of the author, a portrait of Sultan Abdul Medschid Chan, a map, and 84 engravings. All engravings are done by numerous engravers after W. H. Bartlett. , Provenance: There is a bookplate on the verso of the top cover that reads “Catherine Matthews,” and there is writing on the top right hand corner on the verso of the front endpaper that reads, “Edwin C. Guillet – From Marks & Co., London September 1964” Meaning that , Pages: P. Endpapers. Blank. Frontispiece. Engraved Title. Title. Introduction (i-xii). Plates and contents (2). 1-172. Blank. Endpapers. , Category: Book Voyages General; Book Near East Turkey; Book Plate Books General;

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Bookseller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: B5291
Title: The Beauties of the Bosphorus
Author: Miss. Pardoe
Book Condition: Used - Occasional browning otherwise in very good condition. Plates are clean and crisp.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Virtue and Co.
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: c. 1840
Keywords: Book Voyages General; Book Near East Turkey; Book Plate Books General;

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Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Pebbled: Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...