SCHWEIGER-LERCHENFELD A.: “Donau und Kaukasus Land und Seefahrten im Bereiches des Scharzen Meeres mit 215 illustrationen und 11 colorirten karten hiervon zwei grosse uebersichtskarten...”, A Hartlebens Verlag, Wien-Pest-Leipzig, 1887.

First edition. In 4to (23,5x18cm), p. vi,792. COMPLETE, with many woodcut illustrations (215) and 9 color lithographed maps, along with two separately (at the end) folding chromolithographed big maps of Greece (70x55cm) and the Black Sea area (80x60cm) present (although very often missing). Publishers original linen bound with gold embossing and color illustrations over front board and spine; some rubbing throughout, mainly along edges, bumped corners. Floral clothed endpapers, marbled edge pages. slight foxing, clean and tight internal pages. Very Good condition overall.

Schweiger-Lerchebfeld (1846-1910), an Austrian officer and writer traveled extensively in Greece and the Levant. From Crimea he had visited Georgia and Armenia and spent a lot of time in the eastern Pontic lands, the hinterland of Trebisond (Trapezounta), still rarely visited that time. He had continued to Kerasounda, Tripoli, Amassia, Angora and through Paflagonia and Bithynia arrived in Brussa and Constantinople. Later traveled extensively in the Balkans, mainly in Thrace and Bulgaria. His narrative is very valuable, as he provided lengthy accounts for the visited places.

Very Rare (specially complete with the maps). Not in Atabey or Blackmer.