Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia and Poland. Volume 1 by Stephens, John Lloyd - 1849

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849 Vol 1 of a 2 volume set : will NOT be sold separately [Vol 1 of a 2 volume set : will NOT be sold separately) ".the countries which form the subject of the following pages perhaps do not, in themselves, possess the same interest with those in his first work; but the author has reason to believe that part of his route, particularly from the Black Sea to the Baltic, through the interior of Russia, and from St. Petersburg through the interior of Poland to Warsaw and Cracow, is comparatively new to most of his countrymen." His wandering spirit mellowing his analytic eye, John L. Stephens is the best kind of guide. Whether describing the richness of a seraglio in Turkey or the drama of a gambling hall in Russia, the congenial and charismatic style of his narrative-with its hearty doses of humor-is warming, while the enthusiastic accounts of treks, discoveries, and friends made utterly engages. Add to this . conscientious inclusion of historical, sociopolitical, anthropological, and sometimes mythological, context, and [it] becomes the next best thing to being there. An original version NOT a modern reprint. 268p. illus. fold out map Text tight. some foxing. Brown embossed boards. corners bumped, small sections of spine missing. 5th.Ed... Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.