Wallsee H.: “Tagebuch uber eine Reise auf der “Augusta Victoria” mit 49 Bildern “.Hamburg 1891First and only edition ,tall in 4to 25,5x18cm,original fine decorated publishers hard covers, preserving original paper covers, complete 171p.,the list of all passengers in two pages (!!!),advertisement leaf and 49 illustrations (photographs and drawings) by Carl Schild, internally in almost mint condition, overall a fine copy of a rare work.“Augusta Victoria”, a German newly build passenger ship, undertook her first trip to the Levant in 1890. The travel account of the trip had been provided by Heinrich Egon Wallsee (1849-1942) a famous German writer of late 19th century, who was on board and the illustrations by another passenger, Carl Schild, a German contemporary painter. The luxurious publication was most probable a kind of early advertisement, with target group the contemporary high class which could afford luxury cruises in the Levant, which was then fashionable. It is a detailed travel account written and the book is richly illustrated by a talented painter. Augusta Victoria left Hamburg in January sailing to Egypt, continued to the Holy Land, Syria and Lebanon before heading to Constantinople where the passengers spent two weeks. The passengers had plenty of time at each port to visit the surrounding places and monuments. The ship sailed after towards the Archipelago and  Greece, where they also visited Athens. Wallsee provides a lengthy account of late 19th century Greek capital. The tour continued to Malta and Sicily. Only four copies in German libraries tracked worldwide for this Hamburg printing. Not in Atabey & Blackmer.