2014; W.W. Norton & Company publishers, New York; hardbound with mustard and black boards and gilt lettering on cover and spine; "First Edition" stated; book in very good condition with clean pages and tight binding; dust jacket very good; black and white photos.
 
Plot -
"When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, so many spies mingled in the lobby of Istanbul's legendary grand hotel, the Pera Palace, that the manager posted a sign politely requesting such "visitors" to relinquish seats to paying guests.
 
As a multi-ethnic empire transformed itself into a "Turkish" nation, Istanbul improvised.  White Russian refugees sold family heirlooms on the sidewalk; an African-American impresario founded a jazz club; a Greek emigre songbird created a plaintive new sound; and a Boston professor unveiled the long-hidden treasures of the Hagia Sophia..."