[Cyprus Content] – Luke, Harry Charles.

The Fringe Of The East: A Journey Through Past And Present Provinces Of Turkey.

[This item is part of the Sir Harry Luke – Archive / Collection]. London, Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1913. 22,5 cm x 15 cm. XIII, 273 pages with 77 illustrations. Original Hardcover. Harry Luke’s (Lukach) personal copy. Bumped corners, spine edges. Some foxing. Otherwise in very good condition.

Chapters in this stunning publication include:

I. Monasteries of the Levant ; St.Luke in Stiris – Meteora – Mount Athos
II. Rhodes
III. Cyprus
IV. Jerusalem I.
V. Jerusalem II. (Brief Note on the Eastern Churches)
VI. Judaea – The Samartians
VII. Samaria and Galilee
VIII. Hermon and Damascus
IX. David, Solomon and Queen Balkis
X. The North Road I.
XI. In the Mountains of the Nosayriyeh
XII. The North Road II.
XIII. From Aleppo to the Euphrates
XIV. Principalities of the Crusaders
Index

The abundance of 77 illustrations include:

A Bedspread of Rhodian Embroidery in the Author’s Possession / Lindos and its Castle / Lusignan Coat of Arms in Kyrenia / Lusignan Coat of Arms in Famagusta / A Cypriot Turk / Interior of St.Sophia (Nicosia) / The Castle and Othello’s Tower (Famagusta) / Outside the Walls (Famagusta) / Ruined Churches of Famagusta / Castle of St.Hilarion / The Funeral of Subh-I-Ezel : The Procession leaving Famagusta / etc.

Including a Map of Syria

• Keywords: British Colonial Administration · British Colonial History · British Foreign Office · British Foreign Policy · Cyprus · Cyprus Content (Printed Chapters) · Cyprus Content / Sir Harry Luke Collection · Harry Luke – Cyprus / WW I (1911-1919) · Middle East · Middle Eastern History · Middle Eastern History – Rare · Sir Harry Luke · Sir Harry Luke – Personal Archive of Books and Correspondence · Sir Harry Luke Collection
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 30129AB

EUR 275.000,--