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Clark, Turkey, Byzantine Empire Ottoman Greeks++1898

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"Turkey" by Edson L. Clark, with supplement chapter by Wilfred C. Lay, Nations of the World Series published by Peter Fenelon Collier, New York, 1898.

Hard boards, original red cloth [a little wear], gold lettering on spine, 6" x 8.1/2"; stamp of J. Griff Edwards the front ep and Introduction page and his signature inside front cover; 550 pages including Index + 4 illustrations on glossy paper, a little foxing endpapers, plates and pages next to plates [including frontis and title page], very good condition.

The history of the Byzantine Empire and the Ottomans; the description of the Ottoman Empire in the 1850s-1870s. The Greeks and the Albanians; Northern Africa, The Turkish-Slavonians, Bulgarians, the Wallachians, and the Gypsies. Supplementary chapter: "Turkey since the Congress of Berlin [1878-1898]"

Provenance:

From the library of J. Griff Edwards, Portsmouth, Virginia. His stamp is on the front endpaper and Introduction page and signature inside front cover. John Griff Edwards (1870-1912) belonged to the old established settler family in Virginia. His father and uncles served in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The grandfather, LeRoy Griffin Edwards (1804-1866), was the president of the Confederate Convention of 1864. John's wife, Mrs. J. Griff Edwards founded and led the first of the United Confederate Choirs of America (1907). After that she was elected the 'Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Choirs.' In 1911 she published a volume titled "Echoes From Dixie A Collection of Songs Used in the South."

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US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) --- $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $40.50

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"Turkey" by Edson L. Clark, with supplement chapter by Wilfred C. Lay, Nations of the World Series published by Peter Fenelon Collier, New York, 1898.

Hard boards, original red cloth [a little wear], gold lettering on spine, 6" x 8.1/2"; stamp of J. Griff Edwards the front ep and Introduction page and his signature inside front cover; 550 pages including Index + 4 illustrations on glossy paper, a little foxing endpapers, plates and pages next to plates [including frontis and title page], very good condition.

The history of the Byzantine Empire and the Ottomans; the description of the Ottoman Empire in the 1850s-1870s. The Greeks and the Albanians; Northern Africa, The Turkish-Slavonians, Bulgarians, the Wallachians, and the Gypsies. Supplementary chapter: "Turkey since the Congress of Berlin [1878-1898]"

Provenance:

From the library of J. Griff Edwards, Portsmouth, Virginia. His stamp is on the front endpaper and Introduction page and signature inside front cover. John Griff Edwards (1870-1912) belonged to the old established settler family in Virginia. His father and uncles served in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The grandfather, LeRoy Griffin Edwards (1804-1866), was the president of the Confederate Convention of 1864. John's wife, Mrs. J. Griff Edwards founded and led the first of the United Confederate Choirs of America (1907). After that she was elected the 'Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Choirs.' In 1911 she published a volume titled "Echoes From Dixie A Collection of Songs Used in the South."

Note:
Country restrictions may apply - the lesser expansive Priority shipping may not be available to all countries.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ----------- $9.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) --- $29.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $40.50

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