George Young — Constantinople
London, Metheun & Co. Ltd. 1926. First edition. Cloth. A first edition illustrated travel work, featuring a number of monochrome plates, and a single folding map. A first edition history and travel title, reflecting on the rich past of the city which has been known as Istanbul since 1930.A richly illustrated work, this title features a monochrome frontispiece, and 11 further monochrome plates, in addition to a single folding map. Collated, complete.Lacking original dust wrapper. Bound in original red cloth. Externally, smart. Very slight warping to boards. Slight fading and bumping to extremities. Slight mark to rear board. Age toning and spotting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional strain. Pages generally bright and clean, with infrequent areas of spotting. Slight spotting to text block edges. Slight dusting to text block top edge. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
