JAMES BAKER: La Turquie, le pays, les institutions,les moeurs. Paris [1882] First edition in French. In 8vo (22x14 cm). Contemporary leather over boards. Complete: 432 p. Some waterstaining in text, very light spotting. Overall a good copy. Baker travelled in the Levant during the 1870s. The first part recounts his journey through Greece to Constantinople and the Black Sea. The second part offers a detailed description of the populations of the Ottoman Empire, while the final section presents a study of its administrative structures. All editions of this work were produced in very small print runs, making them rare. References: Atabey 49; Blackmer 65 (for the third English edition).