Librairie Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1883. 452 pp., 28x19.5 cm. Engraving of the author’s portrait in the introduction of the book, 183 full-page and in-text engravings. The top page edges are gilded, the spine is ribbed and decorated with gilt inscriptions, the spine and cover corners are leather, it is in a luxury binding with a marbled cover and the inside of the cover is covered with marbled paper, in very good condition except for some foxing. Atabey 19.
“ISTANBUL IS A UNIVERSAL AND EXTREMELY GREAT BEAUTY, IN FRONT OF WHICH THE POET AND THE ARCHAEOLOGIST, THE AMBASSADOR AND THE MERCHANT, THE PRINCESS AND THE SAILOR, THE NORTHERN AND THE SOUTHOR, SHOUT WITH THE SAME SENSE OF ADMINISTRATION...” EDMONDO DE AMICIS .
AMICIS’ FAMOUS ISTANBUL TRAVELOGUE, TRANSLATED INTO MANY LANGUAGES AND PRINTED MANY TIMES... ACCOMPANYED WITH MORE 183 FULL-PAGE AND IN-TEXT ENGRAVINGS OF THE FAMOUS ORIENTALIST PAINTER CESARE BİSEO... FIRST FRENCH EDITION DATED 1883…
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