The Harem: An Account Of The Institution As It Existed In The Palace Of The Turkish Sultans With A History Of The Grand Seraglio From Its Foundation To The Present Time by N. M. Penzer - 1936

Dover Publications, 2005-05-13. Paperback. Used: Good.

Lippincott, 1936-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London: Spring Books. Nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket. 1966. reprint. hardcover. Tall 8vo, 277 pp., "An Account of the Institution as It Existed in the Palace of the Turkish Sultans With a History of the Grand Seraglio From Its Foundation to Modern Times." .

London: Spring Books, 1966. HC. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover). 30 B&W plates. An account of the institution as it existed in the Palace of the Turkish Sultans with a history of the Grand Seraglio from its foundation to modern times. The merit of Mr. Penzer's book, which was originally published a bare quarter of a century after the Turkish harem came to an ignominious end, is that without minimising the sensational and unpleasant aspects of the system he presents an authoritative, objective account of its history over a period of 450 years. 277pp.

Bookplan, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1965. First Edition Thus. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth. Black and white photographic plates and illustrated throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have moderate tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to top edge of pages throughout, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Visible staining to all surfaces with heavy marks. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.

London: Spring Books. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. Cover has edge wear. Dustjacket has chipping. Minor yellowing of paper. ; ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 276 pages .

Spring Books, 1965. Hardback in very good condition with very good minus condition dust jacket. Dust jacket is in mylar sleeve.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Spring Books, 1966-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in good dj 1966 pages are browning

Spring Books, 1965. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.