Constantinople  •  Edmondo De Amicis  •  Stephen Parkin  •  Umberto Eco LITERATURE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES • COMING IN These atmospheric sketches, happily returned to print by Hesperus Press in a handsome paper edition, capture the flavor of Istanbul. Originally published in 1877, it has been called the best book ever written on the city by Noble Prize winner Orphan Pamuk. Primarily known for his children's books, De Amicis also wrote popular travel books on Morocco, the Matterhorn, Spain, the Netherlands and other destinations. (TKY102, $17.95)
Hagia Sophia, Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Church  •  Rowland Mainstone ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES • COMING IN With 300 illustrations and 56 site plans, this authoritative book will delight any traveler to Istanbul interested in history and architecture. (TKY24, $39.95)
Reflections on a Marine Venus, A Companion to the Landscape of Rhodes  •  Lawrence Durrell TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 198 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE • COMING IN Originally published in 1953, this is Durrell's contribution to the mythology of postwar Greece, an ode to the island of Rhodes: warm, beautiful and sedate. He was intoxicated by the place. (GRE29, $10.95)