ԱՅՎԱԶՈՎՍԿԻ Գաբրիել [AÏVAZOVSKI (Gabriel)]. Պատմութիւն Օսմանե - Lot 6

ԱՅՎԱԶՈՎՍԿԻ Գաբրիել [AÏVAZOVSKI (Gabriel)]. Պատմութիւն Օսմանեան պետութեան: Հտ. Ա. [History of the Ottoman Empire: Vol. A, B]. Venice, Imprimerie Sainte-Lazare, 1841. 2 vols. in-12, [8] f. (of which fx. title, title), 670 p., [1] f. (table) + [2] f. (fx. title & title), 676 p., [1] f. (table), contemporary speckled tan basane, smooth spine decorated, green (t.1) and blue (t.2), boards framed with a gilt roulette, edges gilt (rubbed on the rubbed headbands, jaws and edges, corners dulled, slight foxing). An in-depth study of the political and social history of the Ottoman Empire in two volumes by Father Gabriel Aivazovsky. An Armenian Catholic archbishop, scholar, educator and historian, Father Gabriel Aivazovsky is known for his significant contributions to Armenian history and culture. He is the elder brother of the famous artist Ivan Aivazovsky.