Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople

"Near East: Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople" by Robert Hichens and Jules Guérin, published in New York by The Century Co. in 1913. This handsome large-format volume explores the Near East, Dalmatia, Greece, and Constantinople, with Jules Guérin contributing the visual character of the work.

Quarto (7" x 10.625"), in the original full dark blue publisher's cloth, with an exceptionally heavy gilt-decorated spine and covers. The book has a gilt top edge, two untrimmed edges, and deckled edges. Corners are bumped and slightly rounded, with wear at the crown and foot of the spine. The gilt spine has a tear along the title. The frontispiece is titled “The Mosque of Suleiman at Constantinople.” Foxing is present on numerous tissue guards. A small publisher's pamphlet, “Notable Among New Fiction,” is laid in.