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THE JANISSARIES
Written by Godfrey Goodwin.
Stock no. 1829119
Published by Saqi Books.
1st
1994.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
From the fifteenth to the sixteenth century, the janissaries were the scourge of Europe. Who were they? Why were they an elite? Why did they decline and what was their end? Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 288 pages. ISBN: 0863560490. Lower edge of boards lightly rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Red dustwrapper is a little marked & scuffed, spine very slightly faded.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
- TURKEY
- OTTOMAN
- MILITARY
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KARS: VICTORY INTO DEFEAT
Written by Anthony J. Rundell.
Stock no. 1827835
Published by Impress.
1st
2005.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. SIGNED by the author 'to mark the 150th anniversary of the capitulation of Kars'. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly scuffed.
THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF TURKEY
Written by Ekrem Akurgal.
Stock no. 1827153
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1980.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Eight eminent Turkish specialists have worked together to present this book, in all its variety, from prehistoric times to the end of the Ottoman Empire. A thorough introduction to a nation with a manifold tradition in the fine arts. Edited by Ekrem Akurgal. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w photos, b/w plans. A hefty volume. ISBN: 0192114514. Top edge of text block browned with some foxing and also some foxing to top of vertical edge. Else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at top of spine and very lightly scuffed.
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- ART
- ARCHITECTURE
- TURKEY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- OTTOMAN
ARMIES OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS 1300-1774 (MEN-AT-ARMS)
Written by David Nicolle.
Illustrated by Angus McBride.
Stock no. 2134742
Published by Osprey Publishing.
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Card wraps. B/w illustrations. Colour plates. ISBN: 0850455111. Spine is browned with bump to top.
SADDLETRAMP
Written by Jeremy James.
Stock no. 2125821
Published by Merlin Unwin Books.
1st thus
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
From the Ottoman Hills to Offa's Dyke on horseback. B/w photos. Originally published in 1989. ISBN: 9781910723005. Light bumping along cover edges. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is edge-creased with couple of nicks to corners.