The Turkish Automaton. A tale of the time of Catherine the Great of Russia hothouse previously known only through the

previously known only through the Bible and Classical sources

binder of Woburn

London: Lovat Dickinson Limited

Vierge travelled to Spain in 1893

known to the world as Weegee for his stark black and white street photography

The Turkish Automaton. A tale of the time of Catherine the Great of Russia hothouse previously known only through theLondon: Blackie & Son, 1899. First (and only) Edition. Publisher's pictorial cloth boards, rubbed at ends of spine and extremities, corners, etc. Lower egde of the spine starting to split in one place. Gift inscription dated 1916 from the Drew Rd School. pp viii, [3], 12 288, [16] pages catalogue for Blackie's Story Books for Boys in the rear. Uncommon. Novel set around a chess playing machine designed by a Hungarian mechanic called Wolfgang de