Ottoman Empire - Penzer, N. M.
4 volumes
£303
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
The Harem. An Account of the Institution as it existed in the Palace of the Turkish Sultans. London: G. Harrap, 1936. First edition, 4to, blue morocco gilt by Henry R. Nevill, 3 autograph letters loosely inserted from the binder in part discussing the binding, geometric pattern on both covers, g.e.;
Ibn Battuta. The Travels, edited by Sir Hamilton Gibb. The Hakluyt Society, 1958-62, 2 volumes, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, dustwrappers;
Varthema, Ludovico di. The Travels of Ludovico di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, In Persia, India and Ethiopia. The Hakluyt Society, 1963. 8vo, translated by J.W. Jones, edited by G.P. Badger, folding map, original blue cloth gilt