Turkey No. 1 (1895)

£950 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

the Armenians of Sasun Parliamentary papers concerning the investigation committee composed of French, British, and Russian representatives sent to Sasun to examine the events at Sasun, the location for the first notable battle in the Armenian resistance movement. The Armenians of Sasun confronted the Ottoman army and Kurdish irregulars, succumbing to superior numbers and suffering a huge loss of life causing outrage across Europe. First edition; folio; modern blue cloth gilt, a very good copy; 208, 378 pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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