75/3356 [Turkey]. Dalvimart, O. The Costume of Turkey./ Costume de la Turquie. London, W. Miller, 1802 (= 1818), a later issue of the first ed., (14) textp., handcol. aquatint title-p., 60 handcol. plates by DADLEY and W. POOLE (13x) after O. DALVIMART, each with an accomp. bilingual text leaf (English and French), contemp. panelled red morocco w. gilt geometrical borders, blindstamped vegetal border around sides, surrounding a panel w. simple gilt double fillet line border surrounded by blindst. vegetal borders, later (matching) gilt and blindst. backstrip, a.e.g., folio. Wageman, Th.C. The Military Costume of Turkey. London, T. M'Lean, 1818, 1st ed., (10) textp., handcol. aquatint title-p., 30 handcol. plates, bound unif. w. the preceding, a.e.g., folio.

- Part of the plates in both works with offsetting of the aquatints onto their opposite leaf; one plate w. closed tear in outer blank margin. Otherwise contents fine. Bindings rubbed/ sl. worn along extremities and rebacked in matching morocco.

= An attractive set of two beautifully illustrated and closely related works that show the fascination (also known as Turquerie, or Turquoisie) with Ottoman culture at the time. Ad 1: The popularity of the work, due to its fine plates, was such, that successive (unaltered) reprints were made which are only recognizable by the later watermarks in the paper used. The plates in our copy that carry a watermark have the date "Turkey Mills J Whatman 1818", and the textleaves are partly watermarked "1811". The beautiful plates show the spendour of the Ottoman empire as seen through the eyes of the otherwise relatively obscure artist Octavian Dalvimart. Abbey, Travel 370; Atabey 312; Colas 782; Lipperheide Lb 37. Ad 2: The plates are printed on watermarked paper dated "Turkey Mills J. Whatman 1817", the texteaves are watermarked "J. Whatman 1817", hence this copy is a first edition. Abbey, Travel 373; Colas 2059; Blackmer 1125; Lipperheide Qp 3. SEE ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE CLVIII.