Eothen, or Traces Of Travel Brought Home From the East

London: John Ollivier, 1844. First Edition. Full calf. Fine. 418p octavo illustrated with 2 hand colored engravings frontispiece a foldout. Bound in full calf top edge gilt, raised bands, a fine copy bound by Root and Son London.

Folding hand-colored lithographed frontis. & one colored plate. 1 p.l., xi, 418 pp. 8vo, 19th-cent. vellum over boards (minor foxing to first few leaves), spine lettered in gilt, dentelles gilt, t.e.g., arms in gilt of the Prince of Wales on upper cover. London: J. Ollivier, 1844. First edition. "In August 1834, Kinglake set out… Read more about this item

London:: John Ollivier,, 1844.. First edition.. old half calf over marbled boards, t.e.g.. Old blind-embossed name stamp at head of title page; old ink gift inscription; some light inoffensive stains to a few pages, including the title page; frontispiece expertly backed with linen repairing a short marginal tear, a partial split at the fold and wear to the margin… Read more about this item

New York: Putnams, 1849. New Edition. Hardcover. Good +. A hit with the Victorians, this highly entertaining and fresh account of the author's 1834 - 1835 travels throughout the Ottoman Empire includes descriptions of life in Constantinople, Smyrna, Cyprus, Beirut, the Holy Land, Jerusalem, the Sinai Desert, Cairo, and Damascus. An entire chapter devoted to his meeting with… Read more about this item

New York: Phinney, Blakeman and Mason, 1860. Brown heavily embossed publishers cloth, with faded title and trademark on spine. x, 232 pp. "In August 1834, Kinglake set out on an eighteen-month odyssey through Europe and the Ottoman empire. After encountering plague in Constantinople, he travelled to Smyrna, Cyprus, Beirut, the Holy Land, and Jerusalem, before crossing the Sinai Desert… Read more about this item