Georges Radet: Les Debuts de l Ecole Francaise d Athenes, Correspondance d Emmanuel Roux 1847-1849 publiee avec une introduction et des notes.Bordeaux 1898,together: M.Roux: Discours pronounce par M.Roux.Bordeaux 1878 First edition, large 8vo,publishers paper covers slightly rubbed,complete,text clean and bright,overall in very good condition. French archaeologist and historian Georges Radet (1859-1941) edited and published a rare manuscript collection of letters that remains a vital primary source for the history of the French School at Athens and Athenian life at mid 19th century.Emmanuel Roux (1819-1879) was a French scholar and Academic who was part of the very first generation of members at the Ecole Francaise d Athenes.His presence at the school is historically significant as he was one of the seven original members.Roux arrived in Athens in March 1847.His stay is well documented because of the extensive correspondence he maintained and Radet edited.Roux believed that the School must remain Academic and encouraged to observe not only archaeology and ancient ruins but also the social,political and economic conditions of modern Greece.His correspondence details the daily life of the first members,their travels throughout Greece and their interaction with local people and the contemporary Greek authorities.A very rare publication