HENRI CASTONNET DES FOSSES: La Crete et l Hellenisme. Paris 1897 First edition. In 8vo (18x12 cm). Leather over marbled boards, preserving the original publisher’s front paper cover.Text clean and bright. Complete: 212 p. Overall in almost fine condition. DESFOSSÉS (1846–1898), a leading French historian, here offers an important historical study of Crete. He recounts the island’s long history,since the Ottoman conquest in the 17th century, and the oppressive rule that followed. The author argues forcefully that the Ottomans must withdraw and that Crete—Greek throughout its history—should be reunited with Greece. An influential scientific and political publication which strongly boosted the Greek cause during the Cretan struggles. Scarce.