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BOUÉ, Ami (1794-1881). La Turquie d'Europe. Paris: chez Bertrand, 1840. 4 vols. in 2, 8° (205 x 121mm), half-titles, folding lithographic map. (Some spotting and browning, mainly affecting half-title and titles, map slightly torn at one edge.) Late 19th-century roan-backed marbled boards, spines directly lettered in gilt (rubbed).
FIRST EDITION of this comprehensive work on the European provinces of the Ottoman empire, followed by a German edition twelve years later (Vienna, 1852). The author was a celebrated geologist, author of the Guide du Voyageur-Geologue (1835), who later produced a book on Balkan railways. Atabey 141; Brunet VI, 1574: 27877; not in Blackmer. (2)
FIRST EDITION of this comprehensive work on the European provinces of the Ottoman empire, followed by a German edition twelve years later (Vienna, 1852). The author was a celebrated geologist, author of the Guide du Voyageur-Geologue (1835), who later produced a book on Balkan railways. Atabey 141; Brunet VI, 1574: 27877; not in Blackmer. (2)