ALFRED MEZIERES:MEMOIRE SUR LE PELION ET L OSSA. PARIS 1853, Bound together:MEZIERES: LE GENERAL FABVIER EN GRECE. PARIS 1858 together: MEZIERES: DISCOURS PRONONCES PAR L ACADEMIE FRANCAISE POUR LA RECEPTION DE M. MEZIERES, plus one more work of Mezieres. All in First edition, Bound together in an 8vo volume, contemporary leather over boards, texts clean and bright, complete:118p. and one plate,153p.,24p.,24p. 55p., autograph dedication of the author in his attached card, overall in very good condition Mezieres was one of the very early members of the French School of Athens (founded in 1845), the first foreign organized archaeological mission in Greece. The first account on Thessaly is his Thesis, a scientific dissertation presented in the Academy in Paris that has been published honorifically by the Imperial Press (Imprimerie Imperiale) as excellent. The research on Pelion and Ossa was conducted in 1851-1852,he was sent by the French School to explore those still completely unknown Greek mountainous areas. He documented ancient inscriptions, medieval churches and the local economy and population. He was fascinated by how these communities maintain a level of autonomy and prosperity under Ottoman rule. He provide precise information of the paths, the flora and the local architecture. A cornerstone of 19th century topography of Thessaly. His second work on Greece is a detailed account on Fabvier contribution in the Greek Revolution during the 1820s. Probably the gathering of his works in the volume has been done after his election in the French Academy in 1874. All the scientific works of Mezieres are very rare.