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Istanbul: Basiret Matbaasi., [AH 1293], 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Original black cloth. Title lettered gilt on spine with traditional decorations. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters. [1], 334 p., 17 numerous woodcut plates with tissue papers. The attractive illustrations show important Islamic buildings in the region, portraits of locals, and views of the cities. Occasionally foxing on some pages and tissue papers, some notes on the blank pages in pencil. Otherwise a very good copy. Exceedingly rare first Turkish edition of this eye-witness travel account of American explorer and diplomat Schuyler's two-volume "Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja", describing the fall of the Khiva Khanate, Muslim life in Central Asian cities, and detailed geographical survey Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan. Schuyler's account gives detailed information on…
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[CENTRAL ASIA / THE GREAT GAME] Musavver Türkistan tarih ve seyahatnamesi: Mesahir-i seyyahinden Amerikali Mösyö Suyler'in Petersburg'dan hareketle Volga Nehri sahilinde meskun Alman muhacirleriyle etdigi mülakata ve Baskir ve Avralsk ve Kazak kabailiyle ahalisinin adat ve atvarina ve Asya-yi vustanin kapisi mukassaminda olan Avranprag sehrine ugrayarak zaten. Translated by Ahmed Musahihi. [i.e. Early Turkish Edition of 'Turkistan: Notes of a Journey in Russian Turkistan, Khokand, Bukhara, and Kuldja'].
by EUGENE SCHUYLER, (American scholar, writer, explorer, traveler and diplomat), (1840-1890).
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