BRAYER, A. Neuf années à Constantinople: observations sur la - Lot 81

BRAYER, A. Neuf années à Constantinople: observations sur la topographie de cette capitale, l'hygiène et les mœurs de ses habitants, l'islamisme et son influence, la peste..., la non-contagion de cette maladie, les quarantaines et les lazarets... Published in Paris by Bellizard; Barthès and by Dufour and Lowell in 1836. In 2 volumes of In octavo / In-8 format. Half green basane. Smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, friezes and arabesques, gilt author, title and tomaison. Speckled edges. Contemporary binding. XVI-447; 510 pages, 1 folding map of the environs of Constantinople in vol. 1 and 1 B&W off-text botanical plate in vol. 2. Spine rubbed with lack of leather, covers damaged (small lack on upper cover of volume 1 and partly torn covers in volume 2), corners and edges dulled. Pages slightly browned in margins, wetness in upper margins of volume 2. First edition of this detailed study of Constantinople in the early 19th century, illustrated with a fold-out map of the city's surroundings and a botanical plate. Volume 1 is devoted to the city's topography, the hygiene of its inhabitants, Islamism, its influence and, more generally, the character, mores and medical practices of the Turks of the time. The author then turns to the sanitary situation, in particular the fight against the plague, with references to quarantines, lazarets and legislative measures in force to protect the population. Complete series in 2 volumes. Set rubbed but solid, interiors clean.