Author: Emile Isambert
Title: Itineraire Descriptif, Historique Et Archeologique de L&Apos;Orient
Description: Paris, Hachette et Cie, 1881. Cloth. An original French travel guide to Greece and Turkey, a detailed guide complete with many maps and plans. A new and revised edition of this scarce work.In the original French. Illustrated with five folding maps and plans, and in-text maps and plans.Collated, lacking the plan to the pocket, as is usual. The first part only, two subsequent parts were also published, which looked into Malta, Egypt, Nubia, Abyssinia, Sinai, Syria, Palestine and Asian Turkey.A descriptive volume looking at Greece and Turkey, exploring the histories and archaeologies of the countries and their notable sites as they were towards the end of the nineteenth century.Looking into the geography, languages, history, hotels, architecture, economics, population, and more of both Greece and Turkey. By the archaeologist Emile Isambert.Adverts to the reverse of the half-title. In a quarter cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the extremities. Light rubbing to the boards and spine. A little discolouration to the spine, spine label is lightly rubbed with a couple of small chips. Front hinge is starting but firm. Institutional label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Dedication leaf and first leaf of contents are detaching. Chip to page xiii/xiv. The occasional pencil mark to the margins. Lacking the plan to the pocket. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: Itineraire Descriptif, Historique et Archeologique de l'Orient orient greece turkey orient emile isambert Not Stated


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