The Ottoman Empire Kinross, Patrick Balfour History,Nonfiction

The cloth hardcover is adorned with black stylized Arabic symbols on a yellow/gold background. The book is in excellent condition in a slipcover, and both show no wear. 671 p. NOT ex-library. Shelf: B-4. From WorldCat: "A comprehensive history of the evolution of the Ottoman Empire, from its earliest days to the 19th century, covering its enormously varied inhabitants, its complicated written language, its powerful armies, its partition during the Crimean War, and much, much more." "The Ottoman Empire was first published by Jonathan Cape Ltd. in 1977 under the title The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire. This edition follows the text of the first edition with minor revisions. It includes chapter titles, a chronological outline of the Ottoman Empire, and a list by Norman Stone of appendices to the bibliography."--Title page verso