[THE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF THE BOSNIAN FRONTIER WARS OF 1736-1739 BETWEEN OTTOMAN - AUSTRIAN AND RUSSIAN EMPIRES] Ahvâl-i gazavât der diyâr-i Bosna (Tarih-i Bosna der zaman-i Hekimzâde Ali Pasa).

ÖMER BOSNAVÎ, (Bosnian-Ottoman judge, active between 1736-1740) Süleyman Sakib Efendi Matbaasi., Istanbul, AH 1293 = [1876]. Decorative black contemporary cloth and flowers tooled on boards. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 94 p. Ownership stamp on colophon. Otherwise, a very good copy. A decorative head title surrounded by flowers. Traditional framed text. Lithograph. Scarce early edition of this chronicle of the Ottoman-Russo-Austrian Wars between the years of 1736-1739, provides a very detailed eyewitness account of the major incidents that took place at the Bosnian frontier, specifically the wars between the Austrian commander-in-chief Prince Hildburghausen and the governor of Bosnia, Hekimoglu Ali Pasha (1869-1758).  The author describes the clash between the Ottoman and Austrian forces around the fortresses of Ostroviçe-i Atik, Banja Luka, Çetin, Bujin, Uzice, Novibazar, Sokol, and Rudnik at the Bosnian frontier. Bosnavi does not concent