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3 volumes (2 text-volumes and atlas). London, Day & Son 1862-1863. XXVI, 342 pages, II pages colophon ; XIV, pages 345-836 ; half-titles, engraved map, 13 lithographed plates, and text illustrations. Text-volumes uniformly bound in cont. dark brown half calf, spine gilt. 8vo. (240 x 150 mm) ; IV pages printed title and dedication, IV pages list of plates, tinted lithographed additional pictorial title and 97 plates and plans, many after R. P. Pullan or after photographs by B. Spackman, 3 double-page, 34 tinted, one with partial hand-colouring, many plates with more than one image. Atlas bound in matching cont. dark brown half calf on raised bands, gilt stamped title to spine. Folio (555 x 365 mm.). Upper spine-ends of both text-volumes damaged, atlas-volume covers rubbed and extremeties worn.Atabey 868 ; Blackmer 1192 (both without the rare text volumes) ; Chahine 3424 ; Navari 1192 "Newton was vice-consul at Mitylene and resided in the Levante from 1852 to 1859. The expeditions to Asia Minor took… Read More
