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ISBN 10 : 1390234932ISBN 13 : 9781390234930
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. Excerpt from Voyage Pittoresque de Constantinople Et des Rives du Bosphore. About the Publisher, Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
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Date d'édition : 2023
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LeatherBound. Etat : New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1803 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 10.
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Date d'édition : 2023
Vendeur : True World of Books, Delhi, Inde
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Edité par Adamant Media Corporation, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0543973182ISBN 13 : 9780543973184
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
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ISBN 10 : 1015631509ISBN 13 : 9781015631502
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ISBN 10 : 1015899692ISBN 13 : 9781015899698
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Edité par Istanbul: Dogan Kardes ve Tifdruk Matbaacilik A.S. 1969., Istanbul:, 1969
Vendeur : BOSPHORUS BOOKS, Istanbul, Turquie
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. MELLING, ANTOINE IGNACE Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore. Istanbul: Dogan Kardes ve Tifdruk Matbaacilik A.S. 1969. Folio (43x34 cm.), [6], [16], 10, [120] p., 49 plts., 3 maps. Reprint edition of Paris 1819. Rare. Original binding. Dust wrapper. Very good Oversize and very heavy volume. Please contact for postage cost. ISBN: CATALOG: Istanbul / Constantinople KEYWORDS: Istanbul - Constantinople Travel memories Bosphorus Travel Engraving Ottoman architecture Ottoman Court Yali - Seaside house Kiosk Galata Pera.
Vendeur : Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, Royaume-Uni
Istanbul, Dogan Kardes ve Tifdruk Matbaacilik A.S., 1969. Square folio. Original cloth with illustrated dust-wrapper; pp. [xxii], 10, 49 colour plates, 3 maps; a few minor chips to margins of wrappers, otherwise very good. First facsimile edition of one of the greatest plate books on Istanbul and surroundings, first published in 1819. This facsimile is based on the first edition in the collection of Ahmet Ertug.
Edité par [Paris: Firmin Didot, c1850]., 1850
Vendeur : D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. oblong folio. ff. [2], 74. 66 aquatint plates by Benedikt Piringer & F.Slathé after sketches by Melling. contemporary bds. (worn, hinges & upper front joint cracked, some light foxing, few short marginal tears to first 2 leaves, former owner's small rubberstamp on title). Second Edition. The Voyage Pittoresque was the result of the German painter Melling's travels in the Pyrenees region in 1821 and is illustrated with a fine series of aquatints based on his original sepia watercolours, depicting picturesque views of the mountains, waterfalls, villages, grottoes, thermal baths, monuments, villages, chateaux, &c. Melling's intention was to demonstrate that the beauty of the Pyrenees rivalled that of the Swiss and Italian Alps. The first edition, published by Treuttel and Wurtz in 1826-30, contained seventy-two plates, a portrait, and a map, while the present edition is complete with sixty-six plates. cfBrunet III 1591-92. cfGraesse IV 473.
Edité par Treuttel and Wurtz, 1830
Vendeur : Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. 1st Edition. Paris: chez l'auteur and Treuttel and Wurtz, 1826-1830, 1830. Large Folio (22 1/2" x 16", 570mm x 410mm). Bound in half calf over marbled paper boards. On the spine, title gilt to two red morocco labels. Text block oblong. With 72 aquatint plates, each with the publisher's blindstamp at the lower right corner. Lithographic frontispiece of Antoine-Ignace Melling, 1830. Map of the region by Pierre Tardieu, 1830. Spine, hinges and extremities worn. Small tears to the covers. Heavy foxing and some offsetting throughout. Foxing interferes with several plates. Small stain to edge of the map. Label to the front pastedown indicates ownership by D. Zenonis de Vibon, 1856. Melling (1763-1831) was a painter, architect and voyager, born in Germany and raised in Alsace. At age 19, he traveled to Constantinople and became the Imperial Architect to the Ottoman Court, where he worked for 18 years. In 1803, he moved to Paris and was appointed landscape painter to Empress Josephine. In 1821, he was sent by the French government to document the Pyrenees and the 72 aquatint views in this work are based on the watercolors that he painted on his travels. The text was written by Joseph-Antoine Cervini. (Some examples are bound in an oblong format to match the text block.).
Edité par Paris: chez l'auteur et chez Treuttel et Wurtz-1830., 1826
Vendeur : Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Large oblong folio. 58 x 42cm. New half goatskin and marbled paper binding by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov. Light to medium foxing, mainly in margins. Tissue guards in place. Physical Description:162 pages; portrait of the artist, map and 72 aquatint plates, numbered I-LXXII.OCLC Number :25954407. List of Plates 1. Frontispiece. Melling. [author portrait not included in the Table des Planches]; followed by Carte Itnèraire.2. = Planche I Vue du Chateau et d'une partie de la Ville de Pau. 3. Intérieur de la Cour du Chateau de Pau. 4. Vue prise de l'Hotel Gassion a Pau. 5. Maison ou Henri IV a été nourri a Bilhere. 6. Vue de la Ville d'Orthez. 7. Vue de Bayonne prise aux environs du Chateau de Marrac. 8. Ville et Citadelle de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. 9. Site du Pays Basque. 10. Vallée d'Ossan, Ruines Castel-Jaloux. 11. Etablissement Thermal d'Eaux-Bonnes. 12. Etablissement Thermal d'Eaux-Chaudes. 13. Chateau de Coaraze. 14. Eglise de Betharram, près l'Estelle. Route de Pau a Lourdes. 15. Le Chateau et une partie de la Ville de Lourdes. 16. Vallée d'Argiles, route d'Argeles a Pierrefitte. 17. Chapelle de Pouley-la-Huc, Vallee d'Azun. 18. Vue de Cauteretz. 19. Etablissement Thermal de la Raillere près Causerez. 20. Bains du Pre du Petit-Saint-Sauveur au sud de Cauteretz. 21. Cascade du Ceriset. Val de Gerret. 22. Cascade du Bousses. Val de Gerret. 23. Le Pont d'Espagne. Val de Gerret. 24. Cascade du Gave de Val de Gaube. 25. Le Lac de Gaube dans la Vallee de ce nom. 26. Ruines du Chateau de Sainte Marie, près de Luz et a l'entree de la Vallee de Bastan. 27. Ancienne Eglise des Templiers a Luz. 28. Saint-Sauveur, près de Luz. 29. Pont de l'Artigue, près de Sia. 30. Vue de la Breche de Roland, prise du chemin de Luz a Gedre. 31. Grotte de Gedre. 32. Vallée et Chapelle de Heas. 33. Cascade d'Arroudet, a l'entree du Chaos, Vallee de Gavarnie. 34. Cirque de Gavernie, Hautes Pyrenees. 35. Etablissement Thermal de Bareges. 36. Le pic du midi de Bigorre vu des Cabanes de Tramesaigues. 37. Cascade de Tramesaigues. Vallee de Grip. 38. Bagneres de Bigorre, Haute Pyrenees. 39. Thermes Marie-Therese, a Bagneres. 40. Bains de Salut pres Bagneres. 41. La Ville de Tarbes, Hautes Pyrenees. 42. Chateau d'Odos, près de Tarbes. 43. Site de la Vallee d'Aure, entre Sarrancolin et Camous. 44. La Chaine des Pyrenees. Vue du Plateau de St. Gaudens. 45. La ville de Saint Bertrand de Comminges. Haute Garonne. 46. Etablissement Thermal de Bagneres de Luchon. 47. Le Lac de Seculejo et ses Cascades. 48. La Cascade du Lys. 49. Pont de Venasque. 50. Ancien Eveche de Saint-Lizier pres Saint-Girons. 51. Grotte de Mas-d'Azil. Vallee de l'Arise. 52. Vue de la Ville de Foix. Departement de l'Arreige. 53. Forges et Manufacture de Faulx. Vallee de la Barguillere. 54. Les Rives de l'Arriege au sud de Tarascon. 55. La Grotte de Bedeilac, Vallee de Saurat. 56. Site des Mines de Rancie, Vallee de Vie-de-Sos. 57. Etablissement Thermal d'Ussat près Tarascon (Ariège). 58. Bassin de l'Ariège entre Lassur et Lusenac. 59. La Ville d'Ax (Maisons de Baines). 60. Fontestorbe, pres Belesta, Canton de Lavelanet. 61. Chateau de Lagarde, Canton de Mirepoix. 62. Chateau de Couiza sur l'Aude. 63. La Forge de Quillan. 64. Pierre-Lis. Vallée de l'Aude. 65. Ruines d'un ancien Couvent, près Saint-Martin de Pierre-Lis. 66. Ermitage de Saint-Antoine de Galamus, Vallee de l'Agly. 67. Porte Notre-Dame, a Perpignan. 68. Villefranchie, Vallee de la Tet. 69. Ruines de l'Abbaye de Saint-Martin, Mont Canigou. 70. Pont de Ceret, sur le Tech. 71. Site des Baines d'Arles et du Fort les-Baines. 72. Le Perthus et le Fort Bellegarde, Grande route d'Espagne. 73. = Planche LXXII Hermitage Notre-Dame-de-Consulation pres de Collioure.Expertise by Jean-françois Bétis. Expert en Livres Anciens chez Etude Vermot et Associés.
Edité par Ertug & Kocabiyuk, Bern, 2002
Vendeur : Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, Etats-Unis
670 x 508 mm. (26 3/8 x 20"). 3 p.l., 10 pp., [63] leaves. Publisher's scarlet morocco by Buchbinderei Burkhardt AG, covers with gilt-rolled border, cornerpieces tooled in gilt, upper cover with gilt calligraphic Arabic centerpiece, lower cover with gilt central heraldic device, marbled endleaves, all edges gilt. With a portrait frontispiece of Emperor Selim III, 48 DOUBLE-PAGE PLATES, AND THREE DOUBLE-PAGE MAPS. â A virtually as-new copy. This is one of the deluxe copies of a modern facsimile of Melling's massive and magnificently illustrated work devoted to 18th century Constantinople, a book that provided the earliest interior views and plans of the harems and palaces of Sultan Selim III when it was published in 1819. The illustrations remain the best (and certainly most attractive) record we have of the city during this era in its history. Our edition was produced from a copy of the elephant folio first printing in the collection of the facsimile's publisher, Ahmet Ertug, with images faithfully reproduced in their original mammoth size (650 x 970 mm.). After his arrival in Constantinople in 1795, architect and painter Antoine Ignace Melling (1763-1831) was appointed imperial architect by Selim III. In the course of his duties, he designed and landscaped a seaside palace for Selim's sister, Princess Hatice, and produced these striking panoramic views of the city and its environs. After completing the palace and a number of other building projects for Selim, he returned to Paris and in 1804 issued a prospectus for this work. He established an engraving studio in 1809 to reproduce these drawings and began publishing the completed prints as a series of fascicles that were sent to subscribers. The last one appeared in 1819. The outstanding success of an exhibition of the paintings on which the "Voyage Pittoresque" was based earned Melling the rank of painter to the Empress Josephine. When "Voyage Pittoresque" was originally published, booksellers in England sold copies for £84, a huge sum for a book at the time. The original edition in pleasing condition now fetches between $75,000 and $100,000. Our handsomely bound, actual size facsimile offers an attractively priced alternative. No. 46 OF 50 SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES (of a total edition of 350).
Edité par Paris: chez l'auteur and Treuttel and Wurtz, 1826-1830., 1830
Vendeur : Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, Etats-Unis
Oblong folio (415 x 580mm). Lithographic portrait frontispiece of Melling, dated 1830, map of the region by Tardieu, 72 aquatint plates, each with publishers blindstamps at lower right corners. Later morocco backed marbled boards. Condition: text lightly spotted, some margins of plates spotted, a few repaired tears to margins. A scarce work by Melling based on his travels in the Pyrenean region. Melling had an interesting life; he was born in Karlsruhe in 1763 and moved soon after to Alsace. At 19 he went to Italy, Egypt and Constantinople . and following his work for the sister of Selim III, he became, for the next 18 years, Imperial Architect to the Ottoman Court. He returned to Paris in 1803 and with the help of Talleyrand was appointed landscape painter to Empress Josephine. In 1821 he was sent by the French government to document the Pyrenees and the 72 fine aquatint views in this work are based on the watercolors that he executed on his travels. Catalogued by Kate Hunter.
Edité par Istanbul: Ertug & Kocabiyik (Borusan), 2003., 2003
Vendeur : BOSPHORUS BOOKS, Istanbul, Turquie
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Hardcover. Etat : New. MELLING, ANTOINE IGNACE Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore = A pictoral voyage to Constantinople and the shores of Bosphorus. 51 original size engravings, and French and English text book separately. Istanbul: Ertug & Kocabiyik (Borusan), 2003. Elephant folio (66x50 cm), 144 p., 49 b/w plates, 3 maps. Original cloth binding. Original slipcase. New Oversize and very heavy volume. Please contact for postage cost. ISBN: CATALOG: Istanbul / Constantinople KEYWORDS: Istanbul - Constantinople Travel memories Engraving Ottoman Court Bosphorus Ottoman architecture Ottoman culture Another superb facsimile edition of a very rare book by Ertug & Kocabiyik. In 1795 the Alsace-born Antoine Ignace Melling, who had come to Constantinople to seek his fortunes, was appointed imperial architect by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. During his tenure in that position, he also designed and landscaped a seaside palace for Selim s sister, Princess Hatice. While in Constantinople, Melling executed a number of astonishing panoramic views of the city and its environs. Melling returned to Paris in about 1803. In 1809 he set up an engraving studio for the purpose of reproducing these drawings. The completed images were published as a series of fascicles that were sent out to subscribers. The last one appeared in 1819. The Ertug & Kocabiyik facsimile edition of the complete book is produced from the original elephant folio , an unfolded first edition in the collection of Ahmet Ertug. The technical aspects of the project were done under the supervision of Mr. Ertug in Switzerland by some of the world s leading facsimile specialists.
Edité par Borusan (Ertug & Kocabiyik), Istanbul, 2003
Vendeur : Khalkedon Rare Books, IOBA, Istanbul, Turquie
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Leather. Etat : As New. Original bdg. In publisher's original slip-case. Elephant folio. (66 x 50 cm). In French and English. Color and b/w ills. 144 p., 49 plates., 3 maps. Another superb facsimile edition of a very rare book by Ertug & Kocabiyik. In 1795 the Alsace-born Antoine Ignace Melling, who had come to Constantinople to seek his fortunes, was appointed imperial architect by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. During his tenure in that position, he also designed and landscaped a seaside palace for Selim's sister, Princess Hatice. While in Constantinople, Melling executed a number of astonishing panoramic views of the city and its environs.Melling returned to Paris in about 1803. In 1809 he set up an engraving studio for the purpose of reproducing these drawings. The completed images were published as a series of fascicles that were sent out to subscribers. The last one appeared in 1819. The Ertug & Kocabiyik facsimile edition of the complete book is produced from the original "elephant folio", an unfolded first edition in the collection of Ahmet Ertug. The technical aspects of the project were done under the supervision of Mr. Ertug in Switzerland by some of the world's leading facsimile specialists. This outstanding facsimile edition is available in two different bindings. One is bound in sturdy Japanese cloth and the other is a very limited edition of only 50 copies bound in leather that is intended for connoisseurs of exceptionally fine books. The binding and decoration of all the leather-bound copies were done by hand. The book measures 50 by 66 cms. The foldout image plates are 65 by 97 cms. There are 48 views of Constantinople in the late 18th century and also three maps. The publishers also offer an edition of the unfolded image plates presented in a leather-bound case. Only 25 copies of this version have been produced. The text for this edition is bound separately and presented in a pocket in the leather case. The descriptions of the views in the facsimile edition are in the original French and an English translation is also provided. The Ertug & Kocabiyik facsimile edition of "Voyage pittoresque" is an outstanding achievement and one that is certain to appeal to collectors of rare books and to those who admire beautiful art objects.
Edité par Paris, London, Pau, Luchon, etc.: various publishers, 1826-c. 1880, 1880
Vendeur : Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Espagne
Edition originale
AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, OF 19TH-CENTURY DEPICTIONS OF PYRENEAN SCENERY, executed in lithography (often hand-colored), aquatint, and engraving. ***(1) An unusually fine set of Melling's large folio "Voyage pittoresque dans les Pyrenees francais" (1826-1830), complete with 72 delicate aquatints, a map, a lithographed portrait of the artist, and the text by Cervini. Attractively bound and with clean, unfoxed plates (most unusual for this book). ***(2) TWO fine sets of Victor Petit's folio "Souvenirs des Pyrenees", with about 50 lithographs per set. The first set is beautifully hand-colored on fine wove paper; the second set uncolored on chine. As usual with these albums, the sets offer interesting bibliographical differences. ***(3) Two beautiful sets (30 lithographs per set) of Petit's folio "Bagneres de Luchon et ses environs", one colored and one uncolored on chine. ***(4) Two excellent (and different) complete sets of Ciceri's "Les Pyrenees dessinees d'apres nature", both very fresh, in their original bindings. ***(5) Two copies (one colored, one uncolored) of "Alpes et Pyrenees" (1842), both in publisher's cloth. ***(6) Several additional albums by Gorse (two, one with rectangular lithographs and one with oval), Allom, and others, including a few miniature albums. Many of these items are quite rare, and all are in very good condition. Several hundred prints in all. An outstanding collection. (I may consider selling one or more items separately. Please enquire.).
Edité par Paris Strasbourg and London Treuttel et Würtz -19, 1809
Vendeur : Shapero Rare Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Livre Edition originale
First edition. The plate volume (text not present), large folio (65 x 50 cm). Engraved title, 3 double-page maps and 48 double-page etched plates after Melling by Schroeder, Bertaux, Le Rouge, Pillement, Desaux, Dessaulx, Desmaisons, Duparc, Dequevauviller, Née, and others, some before numbers; first map slightly soiled at margins, with 15cm. tear through engraved area and smaller tear at bottom margin, plate 37 with 15.5cm. tear through bottom margin, some shorter tears to folds, some plates a little spotted. Near contemporary full green straight-grained morocco by Fairbairn and Armstrong, panelled in gilt and blind, spine richly gilt, raised bands, large turn-ins decorated in gilt and blind, all edges gilt; a little rubbed at extremities. A finely bound example of the first edition of the grandest book of engraved views of Constantinople. "One of the finest topographical illustrated books ever produced" (Koç). Antoine Ignace Melling, who was born at Karlsruhe in 1763 and died in Paris in 1831, studied painting and architecture. At the age of nineteen years he went to the Levant via the Archipelago, staying at Constantinople for several years. There he was introduced to the Sultan's sister by the Danish ambassador. She wished to renovate her palace at Ortakeui, and in 1795 Melling was appointed as architect. Melling was given the freedom of Selim III's palaces, including the Harem, and he produced several drawings of these properties. After completing a number of building projects for Selim, Melling returned to Paris in about 1803, where, in 1804 he issued a prospectus for the Voyage pittoresque. Publication eventually began in 1809, issuing over a number of years thirteen livraisons, being completed by 1819. The outstanding success of the exhibitions of the paintings on which the Voyage pittoresque was based earned Melling the title of painter to the Empress Josephine. Atabey 798-799; Blackmer 1105; Brunet III, 1591; Lipperheide LB 41; Koç, Constantinople I 214; Weber 77.