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The military costume of Turkey. Illustrated by a series of engravings, from drawings made on the spot ...
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - British Imprints Oversize 1821 Militar
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Turkey. Ordu--Uniforms.
- Turkey.
- Military uniforms--Pictorial works.
- Military uniforms.
- Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Leather bindings (Binding)
- Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1821.
- Gilt edges (Binding)
- Armorial bookplates (Provenance)
- Physical Description:
- [38] leaves : 29 col. plates. 1 col. port. ; 37 cm.
- Manufacture:
- London : Howlett and Brimmer, Printers.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Published by Thomas M'Lean, [1818, 1821 printing]
- Notes:
- Added engraved t.p. and hand-colored engraved frontispiece.
- Most of the plates signed: I.H. Clark.
- The plates and engraved t.p. are hand-colored.
- Advertisement [leaf 38] dated 1821.
- With an added engraved title page dated January 1, 1818.
- Dedicated by permission to His Excellency Antonaki Ramadani, the Minister of the Ottoman Porte to his Britannic Majesty.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Bound in black leather with richly gilt decorative borders in front and rear panels; gilt lettering and decoration on spine; with red endpapers and gilt edges.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift: the heirs of T.H. Morris.
- Athenaeum copy: Large armorial bookplate with the name "Berkeley" on front pastedown.
- OCLC:
- 5322535
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