Romain L.: “Cent jours en Orient.”Angers 1875

First and only edition. In 8vo 18,5x12cm,original paper covers in very good condition, text clean and bright, complete 252p.,overall fine condition.

Louis de Romain (1845-1912) a French musician, poet and philosopher and co founder of the Artistic Association of Angers in France,  travelled in his youth in the Levant. He kept detailed calendar of his 100 days of travel. In spring 1874 he left Italy for Egypt where he spent more than a month, after a brief visit to Jerusalem and Beyrouth, he visited Chios and after Smyrna, a big and nice city, according to his words. He travelled to Syros and visited Athens where he stayed many days and provides detailed account. He returned via Corfu to his small native city of Angers, where following year he privately published his travel account. One main road in this city bear his name. Not in Atabey or Blackmer, three copies in all public libraries worldwide (BNF, Swiss National and Fribourg).These privately printed travel accounts in small provincial cities are extremely rare.