Lot 44
Egypt.- [Lusignan (Sauveur)] A History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, against the Ottoman Porte, first edition, 1783.
Estimate: £400 - 600
Description
Egypt.- [Lusignan (Sauveur)] A History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, against the Ottoman Porte, first edition, with errata at end, without plate ESTC calls for (as usual), occasional faint spotting, bookplate, later calf, a little rubbed, small loss to backstrip, bumping to spine extremities, 8vo, 1783.
⁂ Ali Bey, the shaykh al-balad of Egypt, who declared the country independent of the Ottoman Empire before seizing control of the Hijaz and invading Syria. His rule ended following the insubordination of his most trusted General, which led to Ali Bey's exile then death outside the walls of Cairo.
Description
Egypt.- [Lusignan (Sauveur)] A History of the Revolt of Ali Bey, against the Ottoman Porte, first edition, with errata at end, without plate ESTC calls for (as usual), occasional faint spotting, bookplate, later calf, a little rubbed, small loss to backstrip, bumping to spine extremities, 8vo, 1783.
⁂ Ali Bey, the shaykh al-balad of Egypt, who declared the country independent of the Ottoman Empire before seizing control of the Hijaz and invading Syria. His rule ended following the insubordination of his most trusted General, which led to Ali Bey's exile then death outside the walls of Cairo.