VÁMBÉRY (ARMIN, ARMINIUS), HERMANN.
Reise in Mittelasien von Teheran durch die Turkmanische Wüste an der Ostküste des Kaspischen Meeres nach Chiwa, Bochara und Samarkand, ausgeführt im Jahr 1863.
Leipzig, F. U. Brockhaus, 1865. 8vo. Contemporary blindstamped full cloth with gilt spine. XV,(3),352 pp. plus 1 lithographic folding map of Turkistan; hand colored in outline, and 12 wood engraved plates.
¶ First German edition (an English edition was published in 1864). "This was the first journey of its kind undertaken by a Western European; and since it was necessary to avoid suspicion, Vámbéry could not take even fragmentary notes, except by stealth. He returned to Europe in 1864. That following June, he paid a visit to London, where he was treated as a celebrity because of his daring adventures and knowledge of languages. That same year, he published his 'Travels in Central Asia', based on the few, furtive notes he was able to make while traveling with the dervishes. Returning to Hungary, Vámbéry was appointed professor of Oriental languages at the University of Budapest in 1865, retiring in 1905." - Wikipedia.
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