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ERNST HERMANN JOSEPH MUNCH: Die Heerzuge des Cristlichen Europas wider die Osmanen und die Versuche der Griechen zur Freiheit ,von der ersten Erscheinen der Osmanenmacht bis zum allgemeinen Aufstand des hellenischen Volkes im J.1821 ,Erster Theil ,Sweiter Theil, Dritter Theil, ,Basel 1822-23 together ,E.H.J.MUNCH :Geschichte des Aufstandes der Hellenistischen Nation von der Ermordung des Patriarchen und Erklarung des Kongresses von Kalamata …Basel 1825 Complete,all first editions. In 8vo 19 x 13 cm, four volumes in two. Contemporary hard covers slightly rubbed, manuscript titles on spines. Text clean and bright. Some worming in a few pages of volume one, some scattered spotting in volume two. Complete: [8], 220 p., [3], 263 p., [8], 300 p., [10], 271 p. [4]. Manuscript ownership inscription of William St Clair, leading Hellenist, on front pastedown. Overall in very good condition and fine provenance. Munch (1798–1841), a distinguished German historian, compiled a very detailed account of the rise of the Greek nation, published in several volumes, over the years, in Basel. He included information from many Philhellenes who fought in Greece at the time. The account provides a very clear image of events in Greece. Absent from all major collections for the Levant. Very rare complete.




SOLD // €1785.00




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