Journal d'Antoine Galland pendant son sejour a Constantinople, 1672-1673 2 Volume Paperback Set

First published in 1881, this book is the personal diary for the period 1672-3 of Antoine Galland (1646-1715), the French orientalist and translator of The Thousand and One Nights. It contains details of Galland's life as a librarian and secretary to the French ambassador in Istanbul.