Pictures from the Balkans
by Fraser, John Foster
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London : Cassell, 1912. Popular edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: x, 298 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes: Originally published 1906. Includes index. Contents: A kettle of fish.--Belgrade.--A sitting of the Servian Parliament.--A monastic retreat.--The peasant nation.--Sofia.--A bit of old Bulgaria.--Over the Shipka pass.--The rose garden of Europe.--The city of the plain- -In the land of the Turk.--Where the ""best bordeaux"" comes from.--In the borderland.--His Majesty's representative.--The Turk as ruler.--Under the eye of Britain.--The condition of Macedonia.--Salonica.--Hilmi Pasha, ""Bonham's babies,"" and some stories.--Monastir.--The quaint city of Ochrida.--The mountains of Albania.--Elbasan.--The Albanians.--Berat.--Rough experiences in the mountains.--A night alarm. Uskup. The finish. Subjects: Eastern question (Balkan); Question d'Orient (Balkans); Politics and government; Balkan Peninsula Description and travel; Macedonia Politics and government; Europe Macedonia.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Pictures from the Balkans
- Author
- Fraser, John Foster
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Popular edition
- Publisher
- London : Cassell
- Date Published
- 1912
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