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Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Third Edition; First Impression. Though a complete set, it appears to have been made from two seperate sets as evidenced by the dispargy in conditions & the differing exlibris labels. Volume1: Stained front cover with bumped & scuffed corners. Damage to head & tail of spine. Rolled spine. Frayed edges on spine. Front cover is hinge-cracked. Foxing on title page & tissue guard. Neat pencil annotation on preface page vii by previous reader. Some detached pages (119-122). Some loosened pages (215-224). Exlibris label on paste-down end-paper. Volume ii: Gently bumped corners. Mild rolled spine. Gently bumped at head & tail of spine. Foxing on title pages. Exlibris label on paste-down end-paper.; Original illustrated green buckram cloth board with blind stamping [showing vista of the fortified, walled city of Erzurum] with gilt lettering. Spine features full-length figure in traditional dress at tail of spine & crossed spears at head of spine as well as gilt lettering. Back cover shows small blindstamped border & circular design. Title page includes portrait photograph by Lock & Whitefield of the author with facsimile of author's signature, complete with tissue guard. Fold-out maps. Publisher's catalogue bound into back of volume i. Back paste-down end-paper on both volumes show contemporary advertisements. Volume I contains exlibris label of Reverend T. Bird, the noted vicar of St. Fagan's, with latin motto of Bird Family 'Ex Urna Resurgam' [From the Urn I shall rise] with accompanying crest featuring demi-lion holding an urn. Volume ii bears the exlibris label of Francis Tullie Wollaston, the English Anglican priest, scholar, and author known for his contributions to theology, education, & scientific societies with the associated coat of arms featuring a griffin rampant & the latin motto 'Ne Quid Falsum' [Let nothing be false]. On Horseback Through Asia Minor by Captain Fred Burnaby is a two-volume travelogue recounting Burnabyâs daring 1,000-mile horseback journey across Turkey in the winter of 1876. A British intelligence officer, Burnaby set out from Constantinople to assess the regionâs political situation at a time of imminent war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The book vividly describes the severe winter landscapes, Burnabyâs encounters with Turks, Greeks, and Armenians, and the multicultural tensions of the era. Obstacles ranged from hazardous rivers and mountain paths to deep snow and political intrigue. The account mixes thrilling adventure, cultural observation, and dry British humor, offering insight into both daily life and broader geopolitical dynamics in late Ottoman Turkey.; 14.5 cm x 22.9 cm x 3.5 cm; vii, 352, xxiv pages Original illustrated cloth board with blind stamping & gilt lettering.…