Through Cyprus With The Camera In The Autumn Of 1878 (SCARCE 1985 FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER) [TWO VOLUMES BOUND AS ONE BINDING]
de Thomson, John
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0950802689
- ISBN 13
- 9780950802688
- Librería
-
Margate, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Trigraph, 1985. NrF/VG+. First Edition Thus, in dustwrapper not price clipped. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of the original photographs, line-drawings and map of Cyprus. Updated with text corrections and revised layout. In 1878 Cyprus, a neglected and unimportant province of the Ottoman Empire, suddenly sprung into international prominence when the Sultan was persuaded to hand it over to be administered in the name of of Queen Victoria in exchange for British promises him to protect him against his Russian enemies. A leading British photographer landing there two months after the arrival of the occupying troops travelled through it from end to end and soon had in print a book in which 60 photographs of the new possession were accompanied by an explanatory text. John Thomson, who was born in Edinborough in 1837, had close links with the pioneers of photography. Some light spotting to edges of pages, some light wear to lower edge of d/w, and light wear to edges of d/w; else a near fine copy, in a very good plus d/w; of a SCARCE first edition thus, first printing. HEAVY PLEASE CONTACT US ABOUT POSTAGE. ORDERS OUTSIDE OF UK MAY INCUR EXTRA COST. No inscriptions, underlining or highlighting.. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.
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- Librería
- Greystone Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 19433
- Título
- Through Cyprus With The Camera In The Autumn Of 1878 (SCARCE 1985 FIRST EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING IN DUSTWRAPPER) [TWO VOLUMES BOUND AS ONE BINDING]
- Autor
- Thomson, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good Plus
- Edición
- First Edition Thus, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0950802689
- ISBN 13
- 9780950802688
- Editorial
- Trigraph
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1985
- Palabras clave
- Photography. John Thompson. Photographers. Travel. Victorian Photographers. Victorian Travellers. Cyprus. Ottoman Empire. History.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel; Photography;
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Greystone Books
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Greystone Books is situated in Kent, England. We have been selling on the internet since 1999. We sell collectable books and try to stock obscure and scare non-fiction titles.
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