Icmal-i eva'il-i ahval-i devlet-i Rusiya. Katerina Tarihi (General Overview of the Russian Empire, or The History of Catherine).

Cast�ra, Jean-Henri / Argyropoulos, Iakovos (Yakovaki Efendi) (transl.).

Published by Bulaq, Matbaatü Sahibi'l-Fütuhati'l-Bahire, [1830 CE] = 1246 H.

Condition: Used Hardcover

Save for Later

Sold by Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria

Association Member:

AbeBooks Seller since 22 November 2000

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars

View this seller's items

View all copies of this book

Used - Hardcover

Price: � 11,136.78 Convert Currency

� 25.95 shipping from Austria to United Kingdom Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket

Save for Later

About this Item

4to. (10), 225, (1) pp. Contemporary black cloth boards over black leather spine with gilt decoration. Early Bulaq imprint; a translation of the French biography of Catherine the Great by Jean-Henri Cast�ra (1749-1838), "Vie de Catherine II, Imp�ratrice de Russie", published in two volumes in Paris in 1797. It was exceedingly popular in Europe and saw translations into many languages. This was the first Western historical text translated into Ottoman Turkish and printed by the Bulaq press in Cairo, at the time of volatile relations between the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and Egypt. The first edition, comprising only 160 pages, was published by the Bulaq Press in 1244 (AD 1828). The present, enlarged second edition with annotations by the editor Sadullah Said Amedi was issued two years later. There appear to be two versions, differing in the pattern of the headpiece and numbering of the index pages; possibly the headpiece was replaced after the first printing plate broke (our copy seems to show broken lines in the upper part of the headpiece). The translator Iakovos Argyropoulos ("Yakovaki Efendi", 1776-1850) was a linguist and official translator of the Sultan, appointed as official dragoman in Vienna. - Light waterstaining throughout, mostly in the lower half; old tears and repairs to blank margins of first leaf. Old numbers written and stamped in blue ink to front endpaper; minute wormholes to blank inner margins of final leaves; a tear to p. 111. - �zege 10359. OCLC 951557955. J. Strauss, "An den Urspr�ngen des modernen politischen Wortschatzes des Osmanisch-T�rkischen", in: Radoslav Katicic (ed.), "Herrschaft" und "Staat". Untersuchungen zum Zivilisationswortschatz im s�dosteurop�ischen Raum 1840-1870. Eine erste Bilanz (Vienna 2004), pp. 197-256, here at p. 208.

Seller Inventory # 50104

Contact seller

Report this item

Bibliographic Details

Title

Icmal-i eva'il-i ahval-i devlet-i Rusiya. Katerina Tarihi (General Overview of the Russian Empire, or The History of Catherine).

Publisher

Bulaq, Matbaat� Sahibi'l-F�tuhati'l-Bahire, [1830 CE] = 1246 H.

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Seller catalogs

Store Description

We have been dealing in valuable books, manuscripts, and autographs since 1883. As members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Verband der Antiquare �sterreichs (Austrian association of antiquarian booksellers), as well as the Verband deutscher Antiquare e.V. (German association of antiquarian booksellers), we are bound by these organizations' code of ethics. A large proportion of our customers is made up of institutions, including renowned international universities and major state libraries. We keep contact with our private customers at international book fairs and through our online catalogues. You are welcome to visit us on our business premises from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM. We are happy to take buying orders for the important book auctions in Germany and Austria, which we attend regularly. We dedicate special attention to the estates and archives of important personalities of the arts and sciences in European and world history. Through specially prepared archive catalogues we have been able to sell the archives of Viktor L�on (librettist, 1859-1940), Leo Fall (operetta composer, 1873-1925), Lotte Lehmann (singer, 1888-1976), Otto Tressler (actor, 1871-1865) and Max Reinhardt (director, 1873-1743), as well as the last privately owned important original manuscripts by Ludwig Wittgenstein (philosopher, 1889-1951). Along the lines of this specialization our buying policy concentrates especially on these fields.

Visit Seller's Storefront

Association Member

Members of these associations are committed to maintaining the highest standards. They vouch for the authenticity of all items offered for sale. They provide expert and detailed descriptions, disclose all significant defects and/or restorations, provide clear and accurate pricing, and operate with fairness and honesty during the purchase experience.

Seller's business information

Inlibris, Handelsgesellschaft f�r antiquarische B�cher und Drucke GmbH
Rathausstrasse 19/27, Wien, A, 1010, Austria

Sale & Shipping Terms

Terms of Sale

All offers are subject to sale and alteration without prior notice. All orders are processed in the strict order of their entry.
Unless described otherwise, the books are complete and in good condition. All material is adequately described and guaranteed genuine. Any item can be returned within two weeks of receipt without any obligation to the customer if unrepresented defects or bibliographic inaccuracies are found. We guarantee the authenticity of all autographs without time limit to the orig...

More Information

Shipping Terms

Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

Payment Methods

Cash Invoice Bank/Wire Transfer

Add to Wants