30 + [2] ad pp. With 5 (of 6) hand-colored aquatint plates. 37.5x26.5 cm (14¾x10½"), later half morocco & cloth. First Edition. Captivating illustrated biography of Ali Pasha of Tepelena (1740-1822), a Muslim Albanian ruler who served as an Ottoman pasha of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory. Lacking the first plate "The youthful Ali Bey," which should face p.13. OCLC locates 13 copies. Tooley 179.
30 + [2] ad pp. With 5 (of 6) hand-colored aquatint plates. 37.5x26.5 cm (14¾x10½"), later half morocco & cloth. First Edition. Captivating illustrated biography of Ali Pasha of Tepelena (1740-1822), a Muslim Albanian ruler who served as an Ottoman pasha of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory. Lacking the first plate "The youthful Ali Bey," which should face p.13. OCLC locates 13 copies. Tooley 179.
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