On horseback through Asia Minor / by Captain Fred Burnaby ; with portrait and maps.
| Author/creator | Burnaby, Fred author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First ed. |
| Publication | London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877. |
| Description | 2 volumes : frontispieces, portrait (mounted photograph), 3 folded maps (2 color) ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Burnaby was a captain in the British Army who spent his winter leave of absence of 1876 riding 2000 miles through Asiatic Turkey, on the eve of the Russo-Turkish War. Burnaby questioned everyone he met regarding the imminent war; the author believed, from the impressions of his informants, that the Ottoman Empire would probably lose. By the time he published the account the Turkish Army had "gallantly withstood their foe. My reasons for arriving at the above-mentioned opinion will be found in these volumes. They merely contain a sort of verbal photograph ... of what I saw and heard during the journey"--Preface |
| Local note | Joyner Rare vol. 1 has tipped in errata slip on page 352, 24 pages of advertisements after main text, and autograph on front free endpaper: "Miss Osborne with H. [illegible] kind regards Dec.2/77." Both volumes have advertisements on rear endpapers and stamp from bookseller on page 2 of cover. |
| General note | Individually paginated: volume 1: xxxii, 352, 24 pages; volume 2: xix, 399 pages |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Burnaby, Fred, 1842-1885. On horseback through Asia Minor. 2d ed. London, S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877 |
| LCCN | a 23000729 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | DS48.3 .B94 1877 V. 1 | ✔ Available | Request Material |
| Joyner | Rare Collection | DS48.3 .B94 1877 V. 2 | ✔ Available | Request Material |