Pardoe, (Julia) Miss, BEAUTIES OF THE BOSPHORUS (London: George Virtue, 1839), 164pp. text with (80) full page steel-engravings after William H. Bartlett under tissue overlays, large quarto (11 x 8.75in.), three-quarter leather with gilt spine over marbled boards, marbled endpapers.

Constantinople, its environs and its exotic citizenry are presented here by a plucky and insightful young Englishwoman at the dawn of the Victorian era.

Chipping to the cover as expected; split on spine over the title; scattered internal stains; former owners' names inscribed; overall good to very good; a rare book.

$300 - 600