ALEXANDER VAN MILLINGEN – CONSTANTINOPLE
London, A.&C. Black, 1906. 282 pp., 22.5x16 cm. 63 plates of watercolor paintings protected with plush paper, 1 folding map of Istanbul. In publisher’s decorative patterned decorative binding cloth in a refurbished binding.
PREPARED FOR A. & C. BLACK PUBLISHERS’ ILLUSTRATED WORLD CITIES SERIES, THIS WORK BRINGS TOGETHER A WRITER AND A PAINTER TO PRESENT THE DAILY LIFE OF ISTANBUL, A CITY THAT HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON WORLD CULTURAL HISTORY AND SERVED AS THE CAPITAL OF A GREAT EMPIRE, IN THE FORM OF 63 WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS, SHARING IT WITH READERS...
Estimate: 170-230 USD