8vo. Volume I: xiv, 367 pp, [1], 1 folding map / Volume II: 395 pp, [1] / Volume III: 358 pp, [1],Volume IV: 347 pp, [1], 1 folding genealogical table, errata, contemporary quarter calf with marbled boards, slightly rubbed at extremities, gilt title & decoration on flat spine, contemporary armourial bookplate verso front covers, map edges slightly rubbed without any loss, lower spine of volume 1 partly cracked, otherwise set in very good condition, Le Normant, Paris, 1813.

Synopsis

First edition. A second edition appeared in 1817. An Italian translation by G. Barbieri was published at Milan in 1821. In this work Irumberry (Salaberry, 1766-1847), praises Turkish customs, institutions and governmental administration. He always recognised the legitimacy of the Ottoman Empire and was convinced that the Greek revolution was largely due to the instigation of the Paris Greek Committee.
Bibliographic references: Atabey 608; Blackmer 864 for 1817 edition.

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