Cyprus: Historical and Descriptive: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
by Von Löher, Franz; Joyner, Mrs. A Batson
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
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The binding is sound but brittle; one page has become detached, and stitching shows here and there, but all pages are intact and unmarked, with some age browning; head and heel of spine somewhat frayed; two maps, 17 illustrations. There is a rather unfortunate inscription from unknown to the Medievalist Prof. John La Mont (1902-1949), an expert on Cyprus, on the flyleaf. Sticker from the Acorn Bookshop in Cincinnati, where Von Löher spent seven months and published.
After the Russo-Turkish War, the British Empire took over administration of Cyprus in 1878, and this occasioned much interest in Cyprus in the
English-speaking world. Mrs. Joyner thus translated and expanded Franz Von Löher's Cypern Reiseberichte über Natur und Landschaft, Volk und Geschichte (Stuttgart 1878).
Von Löher (1818-1892) was an historian, author, jurist and "48er" revolutionary who traveled extensively in the United states and the eastern Mediterranean.
This is more of a travelogue than R. Hamilton Lang's Cyprus, and gives very interesting details of the view, weather, climate, people, customs, traveling conditions, laws, Turkish administration in its waning days, Cypriot Greek and Turkish everyday life.
After the Russo-Turkish War, the British Empire took over administration of Cyprus in 1878, and this occasioned much interest in Cyprus in the
English-speaking world. Mrs. Joyner thus translated and expanded Franz Von Löher's Cypern Reiseberichte über Natur und Landschaft, Volk und Geschichte (Stuttgart 1878).
Von Löher (1818-1892) was an historian, author, jurist and "48er" revolutionary who traveled extensively in the United states and the eastern Mediterranean.
This is more of a travelogue than R. Hamilton Lang's Cyprus, and gives very interesting details of the view, weather, climate, people, customs, traveling conditions, laws, Turkish administration in its waning days, Cypriot Greek and Turkish everyday life.
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- Bookseller
- Setton Book Collection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 172
- Title
- Cyprus: Historical and Descriptive
- Author
- Von Löher, Franz; Joyner, Mrs. A Batson
- Format/Binding
- Dark blue cloth, gold-stamped authors, title, publisher, embossed decorations on front and back boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. Worthington
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1878
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Cyprus Middle Ages, Larnaca, Atheniu, Nicosia, slavery in Cyprus, Buffavento, Turkish Governors, Philip of Navarre, Assizes of Jerusalem, Grand Statute Book, Evrychu, Mt. Olympus, Troaditissa, Chrystogogiatissa, Temple of Venus, Marshal Felingher
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cyprus: Ancient, Medieval and Colonial;
- Size
- 8 1/4" x 5 3/4"
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Setton Book Collection
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Neenah, Wisconsin
About Setton Book Collection
European history, with a loose focus on the late medieval/early Renaissance period, including the Crusades; some first or contemporary editions from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries; some scholarly works in English, French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Catalan, Russian.Some works from the libraries of Reeve Shley at Ripplebrook; John L. La Monte; Kenneth M. Setton; Howard Ellison Whitney; Wilhelmina, Duchess of Cleveland; Washington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers, Joseph Harrison Brazier; Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.Also some exotic Americana and other eclectic gems that have serendipitously popped up over the years."I just wanted to say that the service and quality of the book received from 'Setton Book Collection' was exceptional. I am very pleased with the book: A Narrative of the Conversion and Death of Count Struensee. 5 star service all the way.Best Regards,Pete,London, England13 October 2020