the frontier lands of the Christian and the Turk.
London, Richard Bentley, 1854
Skene's first-hand account of what was then, and still is, an unsettled region of eastern Europe. There are descriptions of Hungary, Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Rumelia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, and Moldavia. Skene was H. M. Consul at Aleppo.
Third edition. 2 volumes, 8vo, viii, 423; 421 pp., folding map, engraved view of Jassy (lightly spotted), original blindstamped green cloth gilt, a very good copy.
Cf. Atabey 1141 (first edition).
Third edition. 2 volumes, 8vo, viii, 423; 421 pp., folding map, engraved view of Jassy (lightly spotted), original blindstamped green cloth gilt, a very good copy.
Cf. Atabey 1141 (first edition).
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