Mehemet, the kurd, and other tales, from eastern sources.
London.
Bell and Dandy, 1865.
First edition.
8vo.
vi, [2], 184pp. Unopened in original publisher's blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt. Very occasional light spotting.
The sole edition of an anthology of Eastern tales compiled and translated by Orientalist Charles Wells (1838-1917).
Wells served as Professor of English at the Imperial Naval College at Constantinople between 1870 to 1874. In 1889 he was appointed Professor of Turkish at King's College, London, and in 1892 Oriental translator to the Foreign Office.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 34383
Wells served as Professor of English at the Imperial Naval College at Constantinople between 1870 to 1874. In 1889 he was appointed Professor of Turkish at King's College, London, and in 1892 Oriental translator to the Foreign Office.
