Soterópoulos, Soterios.

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

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Description

The Brigands of the Morea, a narrative of the captivity of Mr. S. Soterópoulos. Chiefly translated from the Greek, by the Rev. J.O. Bagdon. London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1868

First edition in English, 2 volumes in one, 8vo (190 x 117mm.), tinted lithographed frontispiece to volume 1 (see footnote), original red cloth gilt, gilt edges, frontispiece slightly dampstained, new endpapers

Provenance

Peter Hopkirk, book label

Literature

Blackmer 1577

Catalogue Note

"The narrative of Mr. S. Soterópoulos is the only authentic description of life among the brigands of Greece which has yet been published... [It] contains matter of the greatest importance to politicians, and those who advocate the restoration of depressed nationalities" (preface).

The Blackmer copy, also in the original publisher's binding, was described (erroneously?) as lacking a frontispiece to volume 2, also not present here.