PIETRO GAMBA: Relation de l Expedition de Lord Byron en Grece. Paris 1825 First edition in the original French, following the previously published English edition. In 8vo 22 x 15 cm, modern red cloth preserving the original publisher’s paper covers. Complete: half title, title, [12], 307 p. Text clean and bright, with a few scattered spots on some pages. A large uncut copy. Overall in very good condition. Gamba acted as Byron’s secretary in Greece and remained with him until his death. He published this detailed description of Byron’s journey to Greece with the assistance of Hobhouse. After publication, he returned to Greece, where he was killed at the Battle of Methana in 1826. An important firsthand account of events during the Greek Revolution, strongly Philhellenic. References: Atabey 476, Blackmer 823 (English edition)