RICHARD KNOLLES & PAUL RYCAUT - THE TURKISH HISTORY, FROM THE ORIGINAL OF THAT NATION TO THE GROWTH OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, WITH THE LIVES AND CONQUESTS OF THEIR SEVERAL PRINCES AND EMPERORS; WİTH A CONTINUATION TO THE PRESENT YEAR

First compiled edition, 2 volumes. Thomas Basset, London, 1687. A General History of the Turks: 1. volume 1-836; 2. volume 837-990, The History of the Turkish Empire, from the year 1623, to the year 1677: 2. volume 1-338; The Present State of The Ottoman Empire: 2. volume 1-103; The Alcoran of Mahomet: 2. volume 1-128. 21 full-page engravings, mostly of Ottoman Sultans. In full leather binding of its period, with the backs of the volumes restored. The bottom parts of the front cover and first 20 pages got wet and have water stains. Other than those, the volumes are in quite good condition for 336 year old book. Atabey 1076; Blackmer 1466.

ONE OF THE KEYSTONE OF THE OTTOMAN LIBRARY… THE FIRST BOOK OF OTTOMAN HISTORY WRITTEN FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THE END OF THE 16TH CENTURY…

A MASTERWORK THAT HAS BEEN USED AS A FUNDAMENTAL SOURCE BOOK OF OTTOMAN HISTORY FOR CENTURIES… VERY RARE…

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