Lot 00105 |
GEORGE WADDINGTON: A VISIT TO GREECE IN 1823 AND 1824. LONDON 1825
Second edition, in 8vo, contemporary leather over boards, text clean and bright,edges marbled, complete [59],248p. and two folded maps,ex libris of William Miller and of Geoffrey Bond and Burgage Manor, overall in fine condition, a nice copy with fine provenance.
Waddington provides a clear and objective account on the Greek Revolution. It is considered one of the most honest and sober accounts, unlike many Philhellenes writers,he provides a plain, unvarnished statement of the situation. A precious work. Atabey 1307, Blackmer 1755