[Turkey] VOLNEY, Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf de Considerations sur la guerre actuelle des Turcs. "A Londres", 8vo: [2]-pp. (some minor spotting or browning). Contemp. boards covered with blue decorative paper, flat spine with ms. title label (rubbed, corners bumped). Good, uncut copy. First edition of this interesting work on the Russo-Turkish war of 1787-by the French writer C. Fr. de Chasseboeuf, count of Volney (1757-1820). Engr. title and engr. folding map with hand-coloured borders: "Carte relative au partage eventuel de la Turquie". This book "was decidedly pro-Russian, and looked forward to the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, as illustrated by the map; he was presented with a gold medal by Catherine II on its publication" (Atabey). Ref. Blackmer - Atabey - BnF. - BL. Starting bid:
[Turkey] VOLNEY, Constantin-François de Chasseboeuf de Considerations sur la guerre actuelle des Turcs. "A Londres", 8vo: [2]-pp. (some minor spotting or browning). Contemp. boards covered with blue decorative paper, flat spine with ms. title label (rubbed, corners bumped). Good, uncut copy. First edition of this interesting work on the Russo-Turkish war of 1787-by the French writer C. Fr. de Chasseboeuf, count of Volney (1757-1820). Engr. title and engr. folding map with hand-coloured borders: "Carte relative au partage eventuel de la Turquie". This book "was decidedly pro-Russian, and looked forward to the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, as illustrated by the map; he was presented with a gold medal by Catherine II on its publication" (Atabey). Ref. Blackmer - Atabey - BnF. - BL. Starting bid:
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