Gabrovsko - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Printed in Istanbul, a history of the first secular school in Bulgaria. The Gabrovo School, founded in 1835, trained Bulgarian teachers and employed such notable scholars as Neofit Rilski.
Has added lithographed t.p. incorporating portraits of V.E. Aprilov and N.S. Palauzov inside a whimsical border. Facing page bears a printed memorial to Aprilov and Palauzov, founders of the school. Added t.p. is signed by the lithographer in Roman typeface: Ad. Birnstein, Lith.
Pogorelov, V. Opis na starite pechatani bu̐lgarski knigi, 790
[Stoi︠a︡nov, M.] Bŭlgarska vŭzrozhdenska knizhnina, 6956
"Blagodi︠e︡teli, popechiteli i nastoi︠a︡teli, vŭspitannit︠s︡y, sti︠a︡zhanīi︠a︡ i imushtestva na Gabrovsko-to Uchilishte," p. 73-86.
"Knigy viii. biblīoteka-ta na V.E. Aprilova (pomi︠e︡stena v Biblīoteku̐-tu̐ na Gabrovskoto Uchilishte)," p. [87]-108. Includes titles of books in Church Slavic, Bulgarian, Russian, other Slavic, Greek, Latin, and West European languages.
LC copy with: Zavi︠e︡shtanīi︠a︡ za uchebny-ti︠e︡ zavedenīi︠a︡ v Gabrovo. T︠s︡arigrad : s.n., 1867] -- Smi︠e︡tka na dusheprikashtiky-ti︠e︡ V.E. Aprilova podadena N.N. Aprilovu. T︠s︡arigrad : Pechatnit︠s︡a na "Makedonii︠u̐︡", v Metokh-t na Bŭlgarsku̐-tu̐ Cherkvu̐, 1867. Bound together subsequent to publication.
Includes bibliographical references.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
LC copy has ink stamp: Biblioteka na Todor D. Plochev. Has Pogorelov bibliography number written in ms. on t.p. From the Early Bulgarian Imprint Collection purchased from Todor Plochev in 1949.