The Harem. An account of the institution as it existed in the palace of the Turkish sultans with a history of the Grand Seraglio from its foundation to the present time.

Gr.-8° (25 x 18 cm). With many plates, fotos and illustrations and 4 fold plans. 276 (4)p. Gilt stamped orig. cloth. – Contents: Previous Accounts of the Seraglio; The History of Seraglio Hill, ist Walls and Kiosks; The First Court; The Second Court, or Court of The Divan; The Black Eunuchs; The Harem – I; The Harem II; The Selamlik; The Baths; The Third Court; The Fourth Court.

Binding with slight rubbing. End paper with a handwritten entry. Edge foxed. In all a very good copy.

€30,00