CASTELLAN (Antoine Laurent) Lettres sur la Morée et les îles - Lot 156

CASTELLAN (Antoine Laurent) Lettres sur la Morée et les îles de Cérigo, Hydra et Zante, Paris: H. Agasse, 1808. - 2 parts in one volume, in-8, shagreened calf, gilt roulette framing the covers, ornate smooth spine, speckled edges (period binding). First edition of this account of a voyage to the Orient by painter and engraver Antoine-Laurent Castellan (1772-1838) in the late 18th century. The work is illustrated with 24 copper-engraved out-of-text figures by the author and based on his works, and two fold-out maps engraved by Tardieu. 1811 saw the publication of a supplement entitled "Lettres sur la Grèce, l'Hellespont et Constantinople", which is missing here. Bump to head cover, corners dulled, minor worm damage to first cover.