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Orient - Turkey - Newton, Charles Thomas. Travels & Discoveries in the Levant. 2 vols. With 17 engraved plates, 12 mounted photographic plates (albumen) by F. Bedford and 12 (5 folded) lithographic plates. London, Day & Son, 1865. XIV, (2), 360 p.; (III)-XIV, (2), 275 p. 26 x 17 cm. Blind-stamped original cloth covers in cloth slipcases. First edition, here the better version with the 12 photographs by Francis Bedford instead of the lithographs in the simple normal edition. - Atabey 869 - Blackmer 1193: "This very interesting work describes Newton's activities in the Levant from 1852 to 1859. The text in the form of letters and begins with Newton's appointment as vice-consul at Mitylene ... in 1854-5 he carried out excavations at Kalymnos. In 1856 he began the series of expeditions to the coast of Asia Minor which resulted in the excavations of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Volume 2 ... contains a popular account of his discoveries at Halicarnassus. The plates include views of Rhodes, Cos, Kalymnos and Mitylene." - Bookplate on inside cover, old name entry on verso of endpaper. - Pp. 235/236 in vol. 2 with 2 tears, p. 237 with small corner loss. Clean and untrimmed copy. - Enclosed loose: Handwritten letter signed by Charles T. Newton. 1 p., 18 x 11.5 cm, dated 17. X. 1883. VAT: *
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Orient - Turkey - Newton, Charles Thomas. Travels & Discoveries in the Levant. 2 vols. With 17 engraved plates, 12 mounted photographic plates (albumen) by F. Bedford and 12 (5 folded) lithographic plates. London, Day & Son, 1865. XIV, (2), 360 p.; (III)-XIV, (2), 275 p. 26 x 17 cm. Blind-stamped original cloth covers in cloth slipcases. First edition, here the better version with the 12 photographs by Francis Bedford instead of the lithographs in the simple normal edition. - Atabey 869 - Blackmer 1193: "This very interesting work describes Newton's activities in the Levant from 1852 to 1859. The text in the form of letters and begins with Newton's appointment as vice-consul at Mitylene ... in 1854-5 he carried out excavations at Kalymnos. In 1856 he began the series of expeditions to the coast of Asia Minor which resulted in the excavations of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Volume 2 ... contains a popular account of his discoveries at Halicarnassus. The plates include views of Rhodes, Cos, Kalymnos and Mitylene." - Bookplate on inside cover, old name entry on verso of endpaper. - Pp. 235/236 in vol. 2 with 2 tears, p. 237 with small corner loss. Clean and untrimmed copy. - Enclosed loose: Handwritten letter signed by Charles T. Newton. 1 p., 18 x 11.5 cm, dated 17. X. 1883. VAT: *
