Small 8 vo. iv, 288 pp., original wrappers slightly foxed and worn round edges, blind stamp of Lucien Arcas on title page, occasional foxing, end cover page partly detached, second edition revised by the author, E. Plon, Paris, 1889.

Synopsis

Albert Sorel ( 1842-1906), a French historian discusses in details the alliances and fights of different European powers in the 18th and 19th century for the purpose of establishing economic, military and political relations in the Ottoman Empire.