McLEAN, Thomas
The Military Costumes of Turkey
First McLean printing of this costume book originally issued by William Miller. Large quarto. Straight-grained black morocco, ruled in a blind roll within a foliate gilt roll, recently and sympathetically rebacked. Free endpapers creased, pages show some offsetting from plates, the plates themselves being clean, edges of the boards worn, else a near fine copy. This is silent screen legend Rudolph Valentino's copy, with his estate bookplate on the front pastedown, as well as the armorial bookplate of Emilius Ralph Norman, and with a gift inscription from Norman's sister on the front free endpaper. The descriptions of Turkish costume are illustrated with a frontispiece and 30 handsome, brightly colored aquatint plates.
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