12mo. 245 pp. half-title, publisher’s original wrappers, lightly soiled, pencil inscription on front fly leaf, Le Nef de Paris, Editions, Paris, no date, circa 1950’s.

Synopsis

A selection of texts about Istanbul written by leading orientalist travellers including Chateaubriand (1806), Gerald de Nerval (1843), Maxime du Camp (1850), Theopile Gautier (1852), Pierre Loti, Lamartine and others.