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Erste Auflage First Edition Leder Tadellos

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Noch Titel :" the British consul. Comprising authentic memoirs and anecdotes of the reigning bashaw, his family, and other persons of distinction; also, an account of the domestic manners of the Moors, Arabs, and Turks." ERSTAUSGABE.Text Englisch. Die (nicht erwähnte) Autorin war die Schwägerin des britischen Konsul in Tripoli und schildert hier diverse Aspekte des Lebens am Hof des Paschas mit einmaligen Beobachtungen bezüglich des Alltags im Harem. In speziellem vom Buchbinder angefertigtem Kartonschuber. Ledereinband, goldgeprägtes Rückenschildchen, abgerundete Buchecken, TADELLOS. Frontschnitt/Fußschnitt nicht ebarbiert (glatt geschnitten). Farbiges Frontispiz (Aquatinta: Sidy Hassan, late Bey of Tripoly), XIII, 370 Seiten, kaum Stockflecken, dazu 2 Seiten Verlagswerbung. Mit Faltkarte: The regency of Tripoli (unverletzt, Kartenrahmen-nicht die Karte!-minimal stockfleckig). Weiterhin 4 saubere handkolorierte Aquatinta-Tafeln: Remains of an aqueduct near the city of Tripoli, Arabs recreating in the desert, Officers of the grand seraglio regaling, An egyptian puppet-shew. HERVORRAGENDER ZUSTAND. +++ Text in English. Presented in a slipcase especially manifactured for this very FIRST EDITION. Contemporary leather binding with title on spine, front and lower edge untrimmed. Frontispiece (Aquatint: Sidy Hassan, late Bey of Tripoly), XIII, 370 pages, hardly any foxing, an additional page with the editor's recommended titles. With a intact foldout map (mapframe slightly foxed): The regency of Tripoli. Furthermore 4 beautiful and spotless hand-coloured aquatints: Remains of an aqueduct near the city of Tripoli, Arabs recreating in the desert, Officers of the grand seraglio regaling, An egyptian puppet-shew. Altogether excellent condition. +++ The author of this book is seemingly Richard Tully's sister in law,"Miss Tully" who also stayed in Tripoli. She was involved with the Bashaw's daily court life and also gave some detailed information about life in the harem, non omitting her observations about the country and its inhabitants. +++ 23 x 28,7 cm, 1,6 kg. +++ Stichwörter/Keywords: Libyen Libya Reisebericht Travel-account Erinnerungen Memoirs Islam Kulturgeschichte Manners Customs Nordafrika