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HABESCI, E. The present state of the Ottoman Empire, containing a more accurate and interesting account of (…) the Turks than any yet extant. Lond., R. Baldwin, 1784. (2), xv, (8), 443 pp. Modern hcf. extra, w. spine ruled in gilt & red letterpiece. (Two small annot. in pen in a modern hand, otherwise a very clean, bright, well-bound copy).
Very little is known about the author, who goes by Elias Habesci and / or Alexander Ghiga. "The work itself is very interesting, especially the last seven chapters which contain accounts of commerce between Turkey and various European countries" (Blackmer). - Blackmer 770.€ 240
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