Lehce-i Osmanî. Tab-i cedid. 2 volumes set.
Lehce-i Osmanî. Tab-i cedid. 2 volumes set.
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Details
- Year of publication
- 1889
- Place of printing
- Istanbul
- Author
- Ahmed Vefik Pasa [1823 - 1891].
- Publishers
- Mahmud Bey Matbaasi
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keyword
- Philologica, Reference
- Binding description
- Leather
- State of preservation
- Very Good
- Languages
- English
- Binding
- Hardcover
Description
Original bound with leather spine and Ottoman lettered gilt. 2 volumes set: ([7], [1], 1455 p.). Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). Hejra: 1306 = Gregorian: 1889. Ozege: 11585. Rare. Ahmet Vefik Pasha was a famous Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright and translator of the Tanzimat period. He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the first Ottoman parliament. He also became a grand vizier for two brief periods. Vefik also established the first Ottoman theatre and initiated the first Western style theater plays in Bursa and translated Molière's major works.