441. CASTELLAN (Antoine-Laurent). Lettres sur la Morée et les iles de Cérigo, Hydra et Zante ; Lettres sur la Grèce, l'Hellespont et Constantinople. Paris, Chez H. Agasse, 1808-1811, 2 vol. in-8, red half-maroquin with small corners, smooth spine decorated with small irons (period binding). First edition, complete in two volumes. 43 engraved plates, 5 plans and maps, 4 of which are folded. A fine copy, complete in a contemporary binding, of Castellan's famous accounts of his peregrinations, which were intended to introduce the reader to landscapes and societies. Antoine-Louis Castellan (1772-1838) was more famous for his illustrated travel reports than for his pictorial works. In epistolary form, the author recounts his peregrinations after leaving the Peloponnese. A fine copy. Wear to corners.
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441. CASTELLAN (Antoine-Laurent). Lettres sur la Morée et les iles de Cérigo, Hydra et Zante ; Lettres sur la Grèce, l'Hellespont et Constantinople. Paris, Chez H. Agasse, 1808-1811, 2 vol. in-8, red half-maroquin with small corners, smooth spine decorated with small irons (period binding).
First edition, complete in two volumes.
43 engraved plates, 5 plans and maps, 4 of which are folded.
A fine copy, complete in a contemporary binding, of Castellan's famous accounts of his peregrinations, which were intended to introduce the reader to landscapes and societies.
Antoine-Louis Castellan (1772-1838) was more famous for his illustrated travel reports than for his pictorial works. In epistolary form, the author recounts his peregrinations after leaving the Peloponnese.
A fine copy.
Wear to corners.
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