CONSTANTIUS, later archbishop of Sinai and patriarch of Constantinople.

4ο (284 x 225 mm.), VII + 67 pp. (lacks one plate: «Θέα τοῦ νέου λιμένος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας», light spotting to some leaves). Title and text in Russian and Greek on opposite pages, large engraved headpieces on pp. 2, 42 and 50, woodcut initials, 3 folding engraved plates at the end (the first: «Χάρτα τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας καί τῶν δύω αὐτῆς λιμένων»). Contemporary quarter calf (minor wear, spine gilt, edges sprinkled). Iliou 1803.17. ο Author: CONSTANTIUS, later archbishop of Sinai and patriarch of Constantinople. Title: Ἀρχαία Ἀλεξάνδρεια, περιγραφή τῆς πόλεως ταύτης ἐν τῇ κατά πάροδον περιήγησσι τοῦ Κιαιβο-Αἰκατερινο-Γραικικοῦ Μοναστιρίου Ἀρχιμανδρίτου Κωνσταντίου. Publication info: Μόσχα, Ελευθέρα Τυπογραφία Γαρίου και Κομπανίας, 1803.

Estimate:£251.34

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