CLAUDE VANEL - ABREGE NOUVEAU DE L’HISTOIRE GENERALE DES TURCS

Paris, 1697. 4 volumes; Volume 1: 468 pages, Volume 2: 508 pages, Volume 3: 592 pages, Volume 4: 555 pages, 16x9 cm. 27 full-page engravings. In period ribbed spine, gilt-lettered and patterned, fully leather bindings, with professionally repaired spines. Atabey 1273, Blackmer 1714

THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE OTTOMAN SULTANS FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIRE TO THE END OF THE 17TH CENTURY, THEIR WARS, CONQUESTS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THE COURT ORGANIZATION, AND A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE MILITARY SYSTEM..

A HANDY BOOK WRITTEN AT THE END OF THE 17TH CENTURY FOR WESTERNERS, CURIOUS ABOUT THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, ITS SULTANS, COURT LIFE, POLITICAL EVENTS, AND MILITARY SYSTEM...

Estimate: 1.285-1.715 USD