A Journal Written During an Excursion in Asia Minor, 1838

The illustrated and scarce first edition of Fellows' account of his excavation of ancient Lycian cities in Asia Minor. The scarce first edition of British archaeologist and explorer Charles Fellows' account of his 1838 expedition to Asia Minor. Best known for his numerous expeditions in what is present-day Turkey, the publication of this work roused such interest that Lord Palmerston, at the request of the British Museum, asked the British consul at Constantinople to obtain permission from the sultan to export a number of Lycian works of art to England.Illustrated with twenty-one engraved plates, including a double page map and double page plate. Collated, complete.A fascinating and scarce first edition in which Fellows describes the excavation of Xanthos and other Lycian cities in Asia Minor , discovering ruins which had existed prior to 300 B.C. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light discolouration to back strip. Bumping to board perimeters. Hinges strained, with boards a touch tender. Front free endpaper detached. Internally, binding lightly strained to centre of text block, with one plate detached. Pages bright, with light spotting throughout, most concentrated to plate perimeters. Good.…