Lot 00134 |
THOMAS KEIGHTLEY: History of the War of Independence in Greece. Edinburgh 1830
First edition. In 12o 14.5 x 10 cm, contemporary leather over boards, binding slightly rubbed. Two volumes in one. Complete: [12], 323 p., [6], 378 p. Text clean and bright, with some very light foxing in a few pages only. Overall in very good condition.
A rare and lengthy account of the Greek Revolution written by the Irish author, Thomas Keightley (1789–1872), and published in Edinburgh. Keightley, a convinced
Philhellene, composed this extensive work just after the seal of Greek Independence, basing it on first-hand material.