[FELICIA SKENE]: WAYFARING SKETCHES AMONG THE GREEKS AND THE TURKSBY A SEVEN YEARS RESIDENT IN GREECE. LONDON 1847 First edition, in 8vo, contemporary leather over boards, complete 343p., text clean and bright, manuscript ownership inscription of William St Clair, leading Hellenist, in front past down with some of his notes by pencil, overall in very good condition and with fine provenance Felicia Skene (1821–1899), at the age of seventeen she moved with her family to Greece in 1838, when her father built a villa in Athens. The family resided there until 1845. Skene fell deeply in love with Greece, touring widely across the country and recording her impressions. Her book offers a detailed and vivid description of Greek life in the early 1840s, capturing daily customs, society, and landscapes at a formative moment of the newly independent state. It represents one of the very earliest travel accounts of the Levant written by a lady, combining personal observation with a strong sense of cultural curiosity. A scarce and early female perspective in the Levant.