Discoveries in Asia Minor; Including a Description of the Ruins of Several Ancient Cities, and Especially Antioch of Pisidia

Rev. F. V. J. Arundell

Published by Richard Bentley, London, 1834

About this Item

Illustrated throughout, present here is the very scarce two volume first edition of Rev. F. V. J. Arundell's account of his travels in modern day Turkey. The first edition of this very scarce work, complete in two volumes.Illustrated with three plates and two plans to volume I, and with a frontispiece and four plates to volume II. Collated, volume I lacking map frontispiece.Volume I lacking half title.Rev. Francis Vyvyan Jago Arundell, a chaplain to the British factory at Smyrna and an antiquarian, recounts his journeys through southwestern Asia Minor in the 1820s.Arundell details his visits to classical sites, with a particular focus on the ruins of Antioch of Pisidia, which he identified near the modern town of Yalvac.Arundell describes architectural remains, inscriptions, and the local landscape. In a half calf binding, with gilt detailing to back strip, and marbled paper covered boards. Back strip age toned. Losses of paper to front board tails. With new cloth spine labels. Stamp to volume II back strip head. Front hinges strained, with boards firmly held. Adhesive residue to head and tail of front blanks of volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with significant handling marks to perimeters of first few leaves of volume I. Tide mark to gutter of frontispiece and title page of volume II. With the odd pencil notation. Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discoveries in Asia Minor; Including a Description of the Ruins of Several Ancient Cities, and Especially Antioch of Pisidia
• Publisher: Richard Bentley, London
• Publication Date: 1834
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book