Busch M.: Bilder aus der Orient. Trieste 1864 First edition, in Folio,fine contemporary publishers blinded and decorated blue hardcovers, complete 108p., and 32 folio lithographed plates of views of the Levant, text and plates clean and bright, overall in very good plus condition. The Austrian Loyds started to serve the Levant ports with steamboats as early as the late 1830s. By the 1860s the service had been upgraded and several nice publications of Levantine interest had been published to promote the trips to the Levant. They were finely illustrated with unique lithographed views after designs by famous contemporary painters.Each publication provided information and views for some specific area. These publications were for distributions in the clients of the steamers which sailed from Trieste to the Levant. This one covers Greek islands, smyrne and Anatolia, Egypt and Palestine. Impressive Folio views of the Levant. Scarce