1897 The Sultan and His Subjects by Richard Davey in Two Volumes

Description: The Sultan and His Subjects by Richard Davey in Two Volumes with Frontispieces, Plan and Folding Map, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1897, red pictorial cloth, 9 x 6”, 8vo. In good condition. Missing dust jackets. Spines faded and discolored. Volume one spine has ink speckles and flaking of head. Light fading to edges with modest soiling to surface of cloth. Gilt finishing bright and clean. Blue end papers clean and bright. Title page of volume one is moderately foxed. Interiors lightly toned. Free of known markings. Folding map in good working order. Bindings intact. A sound set. Please see photos. Scarce. “The Author has studied his subject with a serious desire to bring before the intelligent reading public of this country such facts, and such anecdotes (elucidating and explaining facts), as may enable an impartial reader to form a fair conclusion as to the present condition, and the probable destiny of that great Oriental Empire, on whose action and fate so much of the peace and welfare of Western Europe depends. To attain such a purpose, a knowledge of the life and manners of the Turks, and of the Eastern Christains, and of their religious and political views, is indispensable. And the writer of this book offers as an excuse for these two bulky volumes, that his researches on the spot, as well as in every attainable work of authority on a subject so wide, so deep, and so important, could not, with justice, be compressed into a smaller space. On the other hand, each chapter of this book could easily be developed into a thick volume by itself, and yet not exhaust its subject." - Author's Note. COLH1897BMNZ

Price: 450 USD

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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