(CONSTANTINOPLE - EARLY 19TH CENTURY TRAVEL TO, FACSIMILE PUBLICATION). MELLING, ANTOINE IGNACEBiblio.com
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ref. CJW1322Bern: Ertug & Kocabiyuk 2002. No. 46 OF 50 SPECIALLY BOUND COPIES of a total edition of 350. 670 x 508 mm. 26 3/8 x 20". 3 p.l. 10 pp. 63 leaves. Publisher's scarlet morocco by Buchbinderei Burkhardt AG covers with gilt-rolled border cornerpieces tooled in gilt upper cover with gilt calligraphic Arabic centerpiece lower cover with gilt central heraldic device marbled endleaves all edges gilt. With a portrait frontispiece of Emperor Selim III 48 DOUBLE-PAGE PLATES AND THREE DOUBLE-PAGE MAPS. ◆A virtually as-new copy. This is one of the deluxe copies of a modern facsimile of Melling's massive and magnificently illustrated work devoted to 18th century Constantinople a book that provided the earliest interior views and plans of the harems and palaces of Sultan Selim III when it was published in 1819. The illustrations remain the best and certainly most attractive record we have of the city during this era in its history. Our edition was produced from a copy of the elephant folio first printing in the collection of the facsimile's publisher Ahmet Ertug with images faithfully reproduced in their original mammoth size 650 x 970 mm. After his arrival in Constantinople in 1795 architect and painter Antoine Ignace Melling 1763-1831 was appointed imperial architect by Selim III. In the course of his duties he designed and landscaped a seaside palace for Selim's sister Princess Hatice and produced these striking panoramic views of the city and its environs. After completing the palace and a number of other building projects for Selim he returned to Paris and in 1804 issued a prospectus for this work. He established an engraving studio in 1809 to reproduce these drawings and began publishing the completed prints as a series of fascicles that were sent to subscribers. The last one appeared in 1819. The outstanding success of an exhibition of the paintings on which the "Voyage Pittoresque" was based earned Melling the rank of painter to the Empress Josephine. When "Voyage Pittoresque" was originally published booksellers in England sold copies for £84 a huge sum for a book at the time. The original edition in pleasing condition now fetches between $75000 and $100000. Our handsomely bound actual size facsimile offers an attractively priced alternative. Ertug & Kocabiyuk unknown
1835ref. PHO-1099Paris, Bellizard, Barthes, Dufour et Lowell ; Londres, Bossange, Barthes et Lowell ; Saint-Petersbourg, Fd. Bellizard et Cie, 1835-1841. 18 volumes de texte in-8 et un atlas in-folio TEXTE : 18 volumes in-8, relié plein cuir tacheté époque, dos lisse orné avec pièce de titre rouge et auteur et tomaison vertes, filet sur les plats, adhésif, frottements, défauts d'usage .., rousseurs dans le texte. ATLAS : Paris. Bellizard, Dufour etc. 1844. Imprimé chez Thierry Frères. Reliure époque, dos lisse. Grand in-folio (555x375mm) il est composé d'un titre, d'une listes des cartes, d'une carte générale de l'Empire Ottoman avec les contours aquarellés (690x550mm), de 21 cartes particulières (dont une sur 2 feuilles et 2 à double page dépliantes représentant les états de l'empire ottoman et les états limitrophes (845x590mm et 845x545), de 13 plans de batailles ou de siège, et de 3 plans de villes dont un grand plan dépliant de Constantinople (690x670mm) par G. Heck et Lon. Plée et gravée par U. Muschani. Reliure avec défauts, réparation au dos, fente intérieure, petite mouillure angulaire, une carte et un feuillet détaché
2003As New English Original bdg. In publisher's original slip-case. Elephant folio. (66 x 50 cm). In French and English. Color and b/w ills. 144 p., 49 plates., 3 maps. Another superb facsimile edition of a very rare book by Ertug & Kocabiyik. In 1795 the Alsace-born Antoine Ignace Melling, who had come to Constantinople to seek his fortunes, was appointed imperial architect by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III. During his tenure in that position, he also designed and landscaped a seaside palace for Selim's sister, Princess Hatice. While in Constantinople, Melling executed a number of astonishing panoramic views of the city and its environs.Melling returned to Paris in about 1803. In 1809 he set up an engraving studio for the purpose of reproducing these drawings. The completed images were published as a series of fascicles that were sent out to subscribers. The last one appeared in 1819. The Ertug & Kocabiyik facsimile edition of the complete book is produced from the original "elephant folio", an unfolded first edition in the collection of Ahmet Ertug. The technical aspects of the project were done under the supervision of Mr. Ertug in Switzerland by some of the world's leading facsimile specialists. This outstanding facsimile edition is available in two different bindings. One is bound in sturdy Japanese cloth and the other is a very limited edition of only 50 copies bound in leather that is intended for connoisseurs of exceptionally fine books. The binding and decoration of all the leather-bound copies were done by hand. The book measures 50 by 66 cms. The foldout image plates are 65 by 97 cms. There are 48 views of Constantinople in the late 18th century and also three maps. The publishers also offer an edition of the unfolded image plates presented in a leather-bound case. Only 25 copies of this version have been produced. The text for this edition is bound separately and presented in a pocket in the leather case. The descriptions of the views in the facsimile edition are in the original French and an English translation is also provided. The Ertug & Kocabiyik facsimile edition of "Voyage pittoresque" is an outstanding achievement and one that is certain to appeal to collectors of rare books and to those who admire beautiful art objects.
1815ref. 0005071815 Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. Trois volumes in-8 (135 X 200 mm) et un atlas grand in-folio (433 X 570 mm) demi-veau vert empire, dos lisse cloisonné de chainettes et filets dorés, guirlandes dorées en queue et tête, fleuron doré dans les compartiments, pièces de titre et de tomaison veau noir, date dorée en queue, coiffes filetées, tranches mouchetées (reliure moderne). Tome I : (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 438 pages - Tome II : (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 467 pages - Tome III : (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 476 pages - Atlas : (2) ff. de faux-titre et titre, 10 pages d'explication des planches, 25 planches (dont 4 à double page). L'intégralité des feuillets et planches de l'atlas ainsi que quelques feuillets des volumes de texte ont été lavés, tache claire en marge latérale des premiers feuillets de texte de l'atlas et de la première planche, sans atteinte au texte ni à la gravure, quelques déchirures habilement restaurées, quelques taches essentiellement dans les marges, rousseurs aux volumes de texte.
