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BAKER, JAMES Turkey In Europe
London, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin. 1877, Third Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Reference, Recased red cloth hardcover with decorative black and gilt lettering gilt and crescent and star on front cover and spine. Ex-library with usual adornments. The book has been recased with blue cloth, and new endpapers. The original red front and back covers and spine have been preserved and pasted on to the new binding. the pasted on covers have some lightened spots, with the pasted on spine covering showing some repairs and darkening. A nicely restored example of this important book. 560 pages includes index, original two folding coloured maps in nice condition. plus 8 pages of publishers catalogue.". The book is a detailed account of Baker's travels through the European lands of the Turkish Empire. In 1884, these were extensive, comprising most of the Balkans, including Bulgaria and Romania. Contents: The Voyage Out, The Bulgarians, The Bosphorus And Black Sea, Ottoman-Greek Subjects "En Voyage" From Burgas To Vanboli, The Turks, Turkish Government, The Fall Of The Byzantine Empire, Modern Turkish History, En Route Again, Across The Balkan, Ottoman Slave, Turkey's Army And Navy, Turkey As A Military Power, From Troyan To Samakov, The Albanians, From Rilo To Salonika, The Macedonian Planes, A Second Visit To Turkey, Taxation, etc, Agriculture, Turkey As A Field For Emigration, The Crimean Tartars, Appendices: Robert College, Constantinaople - Syllabus -Bulgarian Church -Population Turkish Administration- Education - Finance -Rights Of Foreigners To Hold Real Property Sheep-farming . James Baker was born in London, England, on January 6, 1830. He was educated at the Collegiate School, Gloucester, by private tutor and attended Cambridge where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1861 and a Master of Arts in 1864. In December 1855, Baker married Sarah Louise White and they had a son, Valentine Hyde Baker. He entered the Indian Navy in 1865 to survey the Arabian coast and was active, as first officer of the schooner Matria, in the campaigns to suppress the slave trade. Later he joined the British Army (Royal Horse Guards Blue) and fought in the Crimea with the Eighth Hussars. He retired from the army as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1875. He traveled extensively and wrote the book Turkey in Europe. He gained business experience as the private secretary of the Duke of Westminster, one of the most important landlords in London, and he was a member of the Athenaeum Club. This club, founded in 1824, had a membership based in the English literary, scientific and artistic circles. In 1884, he went to Canada, with his wife and son, and began a ranch near Cranbrook, in British Columbia. Here he profited in mining and railway development and, in 1888, entered politics. Baker was elected to the provincial legislative assembly as Member for East Kootenay until his retirement in 1998. In 1900, Baker then 70 years old, returned to England and retirement. He died on July 31, 1906 at Inglewood, Parkston, Dorset, England, at age 76. Very Good.
Offered for US$ 125.00 by: Rags and Bones Antiquarian Books - Book number: 004358
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