The history of the Grand Visiers

Full title: The history of the Grand Visiers, Mahomet, and Achmet Coprogli, Of the three last Grand Signiors, their Sultana’s and Chief Favourites; With the most secret Intrigues of the Seraglio.

Author: Anonymous [François de Chassepol]
Year: 1677
Edition: First edition
Publisher: London; H. Brome 
 
20th Century half calf over old paper covered boards, 8vo., a flat  spine divided in 6 compartments by gilt double rulers. A green morocco label in the second compartment with a gilt title. Collation: initial blank, initial imprimatur leaf dated Nov. 24 1676, frontispiece, title page, pp. 4 (= The Epistle Dedicatory), pp. 277, final blank.

The following pages have been misnumbered:

pp. 66, 67 numbered 50, 51
pp. 70, 71 numbered 54, 55
pp. 74, 75 numbered 58, 59
pp. 78, 79 numbered 62, 63
page 139 numbered 193

In our copy the frontispiece by W. Dolle has been cut short at the top edge and there is a small hole in page 119 with the loss of a letter.

Biblio: Atabey 224, Blackmer 327.

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