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RARE FIRST EDITION of H.A.Tilley`s faithful account of Russia, Greece and Syria. Includes a frontispiece of the King`s Palace and Constitution Place in Athens, as well as 5 b&w plates with illustrations depicting everyday-life scenes in the regions discussed. 20.5x13 cm. X+374+[32] pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover slightly stained and slightly rubbed. Cover edges rubbed. Rear cover upper edge bumped. Cover corners bumped and mildly worn. Spine yellowing and slightly rubbed. Spine edges worn and cracked. Spine partly detached. Pen writing on title page. Pages 361-364 edges tattered (probably badly cut - no damage to text). Binding slightly loose. Binding slightly visible between frontispiece and title page, pages 96-97 and 128-129. Few pages bottom corner wrinkled. Pages upper corner slightly creased. Several pages slightly age-stained. Pages rough-cut as published. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good condition for its age.