Eisenstein R..: Reise nach Konstantinopel,Kleinasien, Romanien, Bulgarien… Wien 1912 First edition.Large 4to 25x17cm,original publisher s papercovers, very slightly rubbed and spotted,text clean and bright, complete 416p.,one folded map and many original captures in the text, overall in very good condition. Richard Eisenstein, an Austrian, traveled widely in the Levant at the eve of the Balkans wars.In March 1911arrived in Proussa, in Asia Minor. From there he toured extensively in the peninsula.First he did several trips in the interior,touring in Bithynia,in Phrygia and Galatia, visiting the areas around Ankara, Eski Sehir,later he visited Konya (Ikonio) and the ancient Isauria.In late 1911 did an unusual trip in Paphlagonia, along the Black sea coastline touring around Pontic Iraklia (Bender Eregli). He was unable to continue by land due to lack of roads, so he took a steamer and visited Inempoli (Inebolu) and later Kerassounda (Giresun) and Trebizond (Trabzon). The account is very richly illustrated with original photos, including rare captures of the then still existed Greek churches in Kerrassounda and Trebizond. He passed the winter in Constantinople and toured in some Balkan countries in early 1912.A very lengthy travel account depicting probably for the last time,the Levant multinational world at the eve of tremendous changes.