Lot 03119

Baker J., “La Turquie, le pays, les institutions, les moeurs”, Paris [1882]. First edition in French. In 8vo, 22x14cm, complete: 432p. Contemporary leather over boards, waterstain in the text, very light spotting. Overall a good copy. Baker travelled in the Levant in 1870s.The first part is the account of his travel through Greece to Constantinople and the Black Sea. Second part is a detailed description of the populations of the Ottoman Empire and the last part is a presentation of its administration. All editions of this book had very little print run. RARE. Atabey 49, Blackmer 65 (for the third English edition).