![MORIER, Sir James Justinian (1782-1849). A Second Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor to Constantinople between ... 1810 and 1816. London: Longman [etc.], 1818. 4° (308 x 237mm). 2 engraved maps (1 double-page), 17 plates: 2 line engravings (1 double-page), 15 aquatints (4 hand-coloured, 2 folding, 1 double-page), by Henry Alken, T. Fielding and others after Morier. (Spotting and browning to one plate, slight staining to N3, appendix leaves creased at lower corners, lacks half-title.) Contemporary half calf and spot-marbled boards (joints cracked, rubbed). PRESENTATION COPY (with tipped in one-page letter from the author to 'Dear ?Mr William', dated 20 May 1819, reading: 'Pray accept my grateful thanks for your very valuable book, and permit me to request you accept of my second tale:- I have not got a new copy by me, but to you who do not nicely look at a book, that can ... work no difficulty'. FIRST EDITION. Abbey Travel II, 358; Atabey 837. [With the aut](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2010/CSK/2010_CSK_05489_0157_000(013521).jpg?w=1)
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MORIER, Sir James Justinian (1782-1849). A Second Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor to Constantinople between ... 1810 and 1816. London: Longman [etc.], 1818. 4° (308 x 237mm). 2 engraved maps (1 double-page), 17 plates: 2 line engravings (1 double-page), 15 aquatints (4 hand-coloured, 2 folding, 1 double-page), by Henry Alken, T. Fielding and others after Morier. (Spotting and browning to one plate, slight staining to N3, appendix leaves creased at lower corners, lacks half-title.) Contemporary half calf and spot-marbled boards (joints cracked, rubbed). PRESENTATION COPY (with tipped in one-page letter from the author to 'Dear ?Mr William', dated 20 May 1819, reading: 'Pray accept my grateful thanks for your very valuable book, and permit me to request you accept of my second tale:- I have not got a new copy by me, but to you who do not nicely look at a book, that can ... work no difficulty'. FIRST EDITION. Abbey Travel II, 358; Atabey 837. [With the author's earlier:]
A Journey through Persia ... to Constantinople in ... 1808 and 1809. London: Longman [etc.], 1812. 4° (308 x 237mm), 26 plates after the author, 3 folding maps. (Spotting to plates and text, marginal waterstaining, offsetting, lacks half-title and final advertisement leaf.) Contemporary half calf uniform with the above (upper cover detached, two sections of spine lacking). Both works with bookplate of S.E. Widdrington, Newton Hall. Abbey Travel II, 357; Atabey 836. (2)
A Journey through Persia ... to Constantinople in ... 1808 and 1809. London: Longman [etc.], 1812. 4° (308 x 237mm), 26 plates after the author, 3 folding maps. (Spotting to plates and text, marginal waterstaining, offsetting, lacks half-title and final advertisement leaf.) Contemporary half calf uniform with the above (upper cover detached, two sections of spine lacking). Both works with bookplate of S.E. Widdrington, Newton Hall. Abbey Travel II, 357; Atabey 836. (2)
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