A Residence at Constantinople; during a period including the commencement, progress, and termination of the Greek and Turkish revolutions. By the Rev. R. Walsh

The Revd Robert WALSH

Published by London: Frederick Westley and A.H. Davis, 1836

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2 vols in one. Contemporary green half calf, gilt, marbled boards. Spine slightly faded. 11 plates (some mild foxing), folding map. Ownership signatures on title-pages of C.G. Wynne (Charles Griffith Wynne, né Charles Wynne Finch, 1780-1865); armorial bookplate of his grandson son Charles Arthur Wynne Finch (1841-1903). "A very friendly intercourse is kept up among the Frank inhabitants. Each embassy selects a particular day in the week when the palace is thrown open, and the Ambassador, as they technically say, receives. On these occasions there is a re-union of all the respectable people of the different western tongues, who amuse themselves with dancing, music, and cards, after the European fashion. Here the general language spoken is not French, as in most other places, but Italian; this being the language introduced by the Genoese, and still used by all their descendants, who form the basis of the Frank population of Pera. At these meetings no oriental dress is ever seen. The Turks and Jews, from their repulsive and retired habits, neither go abroad nor receive company at home; and the Greeks and Armenians imitate them.". Seller Inventory # 9M100121

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Title: A Residence at Constantinople; during a ...

Publisher: London: Frederick Westley and A.H. Davis

Publication Date: 1836

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition