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New York: Random House, 2000. xvi, 364 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "At its… Mehr…

New York: Random House, 2000. xvi, 364 pages, maps; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "At its peak, the Ottoman empire stretched from Hungary to the Gulf of Aden to the Caspian Sea. Informed by a lifetime of travel and exploration, Eastward to Tartary takes you on a spellbinding journey into the heart of that still-unsettled region, a journey over land and through history. Through stories of characters past and present, Kaplan illuminates the tragic history of the lands in which he travels. He ventures from the famed archaeological ruins of Syria to the markets of Lebanon to the military outposts of Turkey and Israel; from Baku, capital of new business and new oil, across the Caspian Sea to the deserts of Turkmenistan and back to the killing fields of Armenia. / Robert D. Kaplan is a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and the bestselling author of seven previous books on travel and foreign affairs, translated into many languages, including Balkan Ghosts, The Arabists, The Ends of the Earth, and The Coming Anarchy. He is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. He lives with his wife and son in western Massachusetts." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Collectible., Random House, 2000, 5, Sutton, Stroud, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The astonishing career of John Ward. Fine copy, as new. 225 pages, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Ships & The Sea; ISBN: 0750943505. ISBN/EAN: 9780750943505. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0020059. . 9780750943505, Sutton, 2006, 3, London: Faber & Faber, 2008. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked red cloth boards, slight rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with minor creasing to upper and lower edges. 341pp. In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent fired the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths, and the ensuing battle for control of the Mediterranean would last sixty years. First edition, first printing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25 inches., Faber & Faber, 2008, 3.5, Great Britain: Osprey. Very Good. 2007. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall Quarto 9781841769769 Paperback Paperback. Crusader Castlers in Cyprus, Greece and the Aegean 1191-1571. The castles built by the Crusaders, Hospitallers, Venetians and Genoese in Cyprus, Greece, the Aegean, and on the Black sea served to defend against a complex array of constantly changing threats: Mamluks, Catalan mercenaries, Ottoman Turks, Byzantines, Islamic states, Timur-i-Lenk, and pirates, to name but a few. The resulting fortifications - some inherited from the conquered territories of the former Byzantine empire, some built from scratch - were very different from those found in the Middle East. This superbly illustrated book explores their design, development and fate in detail, documenting the rich architectural heritage of this region and its complex history. Illustrated. 64 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) ., Osprey, 2007, 3, London: Pan Books. Very Good-. 2007. Reprint; First Printing. Paperback. Some reading and cover creases, some shelf wear. ; First paperback edition, first printing with full number line, 2007. Nice tight copy, no names or marks inside. Cover artwork, The Battle of Lepanto by unknown artist. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; B&W and Colour Illustrations and Maps; 448 pages; On 7 October 1571, in the waters between mainland Greece and the Peloponnese, the fleets of the Ottoman Empire and the Christian Holy League met in one of the last sea battles between oared galleys. It was the biggest sea battle ever fought up to that time and would not be surpassed until the Battle of Jutland in 1916. After just three hours of fighting , the Ottoman navy, that had won every engagement for over a century, was defeated and the sea ran red with blood... ., Pan Books, 2007, 3, Jonathan Cape, London 1958. 24.0 x 15.0cms, 256pp, b/w illusts, very good hardback (no dustwrapper) The chapters are: flying to Byzantium; east Rome; the churches; Byzantine secular monuments; the fall; Ottoman Constantinople; the mosques; the seraglio; the Three Seas' flying from Istanbul; a table of the principsl monuments, grouped according to their location; the rulers of Constantinople., Jonathan Cape, London 1958, 0, Paperback / softback. New. In 1461, the mysterious enigmatic Nicholas is in Florence. Backed by none other than Cosimo de' Medici, he will sail the Black Sea to Trebizond, the last jewel missing from the crown of the Ottoman Empire. But trouble lies ahead. Nicholas' step-daughter has eloped with his rival in trade: a Machiavellian Genoese who races ahead of Nicholas., 6, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 1967. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumping to spine head. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped; bumping to jacket at head; light rubbing to spine. Brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. Maps as endpapers. 333 pp 8vo. This book covers the first contacts between the United States and the Middle East from the earliest times (1800s) to the mid-nineteenth century. The author describes exotic people and places in the Middle East and how American interests there were far from marginal although centered around the American Protestant missionary activity during that period. A clean pristine copy in a Brodart mylar jacket., Harvard University Press, 1967, 4, Ankara: Kültür Bakanligi, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. Pbo. Small 4to. In Turkish. 194, [72] p. B/w and color ills. Traditional Turkish houses in Safranbolu and its architecture. Safranbolu is a town and district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is about two hundred kilometers north of Ankara and about a hundred kilometers south of the Black Sea coast, or more precisely about 9 kilometers north of the city of Karabük. Former Turkish names of the town were Zalifre and Tarakliborlu and in Greek Saframpolis, ??????????? It was part of Kastamonu Province until 1923 and Zonguldak Province between 1923 and 1995. According to the 2000 census, the population of the district is 47,257, of which 31,697 live in the town of Safranbolu. The district covers an area of 1,000 km2 (386 sq mi), and the town lies at an elevation of 485 m (1,591 ft). The Old Town preserves many old buildings, with 1008 registered historical artifacts. These are: 1 private museum, 25 mosques, 5 tombs, 8 historical fountains, 5 Turkish baths, 3 caravanserais, 1 historical clock tower, 1 sundial and hundreds of houses and mansions. Also there are mounds of ancient settlements, rock tombs and historical bridges. The Old Town is situated in a deep ravine in a fairly dry area in the rain shadow of the mountains. The New Town can be found on the plateau about two kilometers west of the Old Town. The name of the town derives from 'saffron' and the Greek word 'polis' (city), since Safranbolu was a trading place and a center for growing saffron.Today saffron is still alive at the village of Davutobasi which is 22 km east of Safranbolu and probably one of the best quality saffron in the world. Safranbolu was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1994 due to its well-preserved Ottoman era houses and architecture., Kültür Bakanligi, 1981, 3, Paperback / softback. New. Black Sea is a homage to an ocean and its shores and a meditation on Eurasian history, from the earliest times to the present. the growth of Russian power across the grasslands, and the centuries of war between Ottoman and Russian Empires around the Black Sea., 6, (Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) A Russian language (Cyrillic text) volume describing the Battle of Navarino which was fought on 20 October, 1827, during the Greek War of Independence in Navarino Bay in the Ionian Sea. An Ottoman and Egyptian armada was destroyed by a combined British, French and Russian naval force. It is notable for being the last major naval battle in history fought entirely with sailing ships. The Allied ships were better armed than their opponents, and their crews were better trained, contributing to a complete victory. A loose insert provides English translations of the picture captions and tables by Craig Martelle. (Published: 2002) (Publisher: AST Publications) (ISBN: 5170088329) (Pagination: A4 format, 49pp, 36 b/w illustrations, 15 colour plates, tables) (Condition: fine in illustrated boards) UL-XXXXXX, 0, Paperback / softback. New. Opening with the Ottoman victory in 1453 it is a breathtaking story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity., 6, UK: Frontline Books, 2017. Paperback. New. New tightly bound trade softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (6 X 9). Cover design by Jon Wilkinson. Clean text free of marks or underling. B&W photos and illustrations, Includes chapter notes, bibliography. 272 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the publishers website, "The Barbary Corsairs first appeared to terrorise shipping in the 16th century. These Muslim pirates sailed out of the ports of North Africa, primarily Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. This area was known in Europe as the Barbary Coast, a term derived from the name of its Berber inhabitants. Acting as officers of the sprawling Ottoman Empire, these pirates plundered the trading routes of the Mediterranean and sowed horror in the hearts of Christians everywhere. The most famous and powerful were the Barbarossa brothers, sons of a renegade Christian. The true founders of the Algiers Regency, they initially preyed on fishing vessels or defenceless merchantmen before growing bolder and embarking upon more brazen expeditions - attacking fortified ports and cities; raiding and kidnapping inhabitants of the African coast; and hunting ships from the Christian nations. This translation of Jacques Heers' work follows the extraordinary exploits of the brothers, and those of other corsairs and profiteers, set against the turbulent backdrop of trade, commerce and conflict throughout the Mediterranean during the 14th-16th centuries. It is an enthralling adventure, robustly written, and it brings to life an age when travel and trade were perilous enterprises., Frontline Books, 2017, 6, New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, [2002]. 8vo. 285, [1] pp. Numerous plates. Black boards, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. NF/NF. First edition., Yale Univ. Press, 0, New York: Osprey, 2007. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 7x0x9. McBride, Angus. Reprint. An exceptional copy. 2007 Soft Cover. 40 pp. The birth of the Ottoman state is shrouded in legend. Whatever the truth of its origins, the Ottomans formed an Empire which almost succeeded in bringing Christian Europe to its knees. During the last decades of the 13th century, the ambitious Osman Bey's tiny mountain state took eight frontier castles plus the Turkish town of Eskisehir. In 1299 Osman seized Yenisehir after working up the Kara Su valley. With this as its first real capital, the Ottoman state emerged into history poised above the fertile shores of the Sea of Marmara., Osprey, 2007, 5<