SMYRNA/IZMIR -- ICONOMOS, C. Etude sur Smyrne. Trad. du Grec p. B.F. Slaars et enrichie. Smyrne, 1868. viii, 152 pp. Hcl. w. or. front side laid down. (Top of spine worn, small stamp on ti., sl. foxed).
First French edition of an important study on Smyrna (Izmir) and a rare Smyrna imprint: a greatly enlarged translation of the much smaller Greek edition (48 pp.). This is the only 19th century specific study book for Smyrna, still a reference. This copy with a dedication by Slaars, and warranted by him. - Rare. Atabey 883; not in Blackmer.€ 400