[Alexander William Kinglake] — Eothen

London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851 . Leather. A lovely half-calf edition of Alexander William Kinglake's successful Eastern travel volume. In contemporary half-calf binding.   A popular travel volume, documenting the author's travels through Turkey, Syria, Palestine and Egypt. Originally published anonymously in 1844, authorship was later confirmed to be Alexander William Kinglake, an English travel writer and historian, best remembered for his extensive The Invasion of Crimea.  In contemporary half-calf binding. Signature of previous owner to front free endpaper, followed by a secondary signature to the first page. Author's name added to title page by the same pen as the second signature. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of leather, especially to title piece, and light marking to paper boards. Internally, generally firmly bound, a little weaker between the title page and preface and to the rear free endpapers. A bright and clean copy with only subtle age toning and the odd spot, more so to the first and last few pages. The occasional pencil annotation throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .