Lot 1193
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TURKEY -- SHOBERL, F. The world in miniature: Turkey, being a description of the manners, customs, dresses, and other pecularities characteristic of the inhabitants of the Turkish Empire. Transl. from the French of A.L. Castellan. Lond., printed for R. Ackermann, (1821). 6 vols. W. 73 handcold. stipple-engr. plates. 12°. Obrds., uncut. (Binds. worn/ dam. in places/ soiled, 2 spines rep. w. mending tape, some foxing/browning in places, but a complete set).
The Turkish part of Shoberl's captivating display of the known world, which came to number 43 volumes in all. The present volumes, complete with all 73 plates, covers the important crossroads of the Middle East, blending Turkish, Arab, Bedouin, Armenian, Bosnian, Jewish, Kurds, and many other peoples, each with their own peculiarities of dress, physiognomy, and culture. - Abbey Travel 6; Tooley Color plates 515.€ 300
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