1853 FRONTIER LANDS of CHRISTIAN & TURK antique 2 VOLUMES w/ MAP by J.Skene

[Skene, James Henry].

The Frontier Lands of the Christian and the Turk;
comprising Travels in the Regions of the Lower Danube...

By a British Resident of Twenty Years in the East.

London; 1853

Lithograph frontispiece and folding map.


2 volumes.


Size 6 by 9 inches

Original publisher's cloth; shelf-wear, bookplates removed, private ink ex-libris on front pastedowns & cancelled on titles.

Very good interior

Text in English

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The Frontier Lands of the Christian and the Turk is a two-volume book by James Henry Skene, published in 1853, that details his travels in the regions of the Lower Danube in 1850 and 1851.
The work is a piece of travel literature that provides a 19th-century perspective on the area, which was a frontier between Christian and Ottoman (Turkish) territories. 
by James Henry Skene, a British resident of the East. 

The book is a travelogue describing the regions of the Lower Danube, offering a glimpse into the culture, politics, and daily life of the area during the mid-19th century. 
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