The Old and New by William Goodell 1853 First Ed Oriental Customs Color Plates
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The Old and New by William Goodell 1853 First Ed Oriental Customs Color Plates:
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Title: The old and the new;or the changes of thirty years in the East, with some allusions to oriental customs as elucidating Scripture
Author: Goodell, William, missionary in Constantinople of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, 1792-1867.
Published by New York: M. W. Dodd, 1853xx, 240p. [i.e. 220p.]containing 6 of 7 Colored Plates (lacking the folding plate at p. 70)
Frontispiece: portrait of author, engd. by A. H. Ritchie -- captions to the colored lithographic plates by Sarony & Major, N.Y.: The present costume of Armenian, Greek & Jew, facing p. 11 -- An Armenian, in his former costume, facing p. 12 -- A Turk in his ancient costume, he is here represented as performing his devotions, facing p. 17 -- An Armenian lady, at home, facing p. [201] -- A Turkish lady, in the street, facing p. 202 -- Sultan Abdul Medjid. The costume of the Sultans was formerly very splendid. Their turban, & indeed their whole dress was very gorgeous; but every thing is now very plain. Facing p. 213
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The Old and New by William Goodell 1853 First Ed Oriental Customs Color Plates:
$26.00