RICAUT [RYCAUT], PAUL - The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire. Containing the Maxims of the Turkish Polity, the Most Material Points of the Mahometan Religion

London: R. Clavell J. Robinson and A. Churchill [printed for], 1686. Sixth Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. (More images available on request). 180mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). [14], 256pp, 261-406pp [5pp.]. Engraved plates, some double page. In three books bound as one. Sir Paul Rycauts The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire is one of the most influential early English accounts of the Ottoman Empire. Rycaut was a British diplomat and traveler who served as the secretary to the English ambassador in Constantinople and later as the British consul in Smyrna.His first-hand experiences allowed him to provide a detailed and relatively accurate depiction of Ottoman society, government, and military affairs during the mid-17th century.. G : in good condition. Rebacked with leather title panel with new endpapers. Heraldic bookplate to front pastedown. Pages browned with occasional light marking and foxing and with mild damp-staining to rear pages. Ink marking to title page and initial chapter heading. Marginal tear to pp. 357-8 and corner tear to frontis plate .

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