Hobhouse, John Cam, 1st Baron Broughton
Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
£1,875
Description
A journey through Albania, and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, during the years 1809 and 1810. London: James Cawthorn, [1813]. Second edition, 2 volumes, 4to, [xvi, 628; [ii], 629-1152, [ii], engraved frontispiece, 2 folding maps laid down on linen, 17 uncoloured aquatint plates (7 folding and laid down on linen), 2 plates of engraved music, nineteenth century calf gilt, Northern Light Board gilt stamp at head of spines, slight offsetting to plates or text, tear to p.743 repaired
Footnote
Note: A good copy of Hobhouse's account of a tour made with his friend Lord Byron in 1809 and 1810. Abbey, Travel 202; cf. Atabey 584 and Blackmer 821 (both first editions)