The history of the Ottoman Empire

Rasim, Ahmed. Resimli ve haritali Osmanli tarihi [The History of the Ottoman Empire].

€ 9,500.00

First edition (but volume 1 in its second edition) of this encompassing history of the Ottoman Empire from the arrival of the Turks in Anatolia to the period of Sultan Abdulaziz, composed near the end of the Empire by the liberal politician, journalist and prolific miscellaneous writer Ahmed Rasim (1864-1932). Extensive notes at the bottom of the page provide important information on Ottoman cultural history, the military and administrative organization, religious ceremonies, historical terms, entertainments, weddings and games, drawing on quotations or extracts from earlier works.

Occasional slight stains or the odd annotation to the text, but generally very clean and well preserved; bindings firm and sound.