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Gamba, Pietro.
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500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- A Narrative of Lord Byron's last Journey to Greece. Extracted from the journal of Count Peter Gamba, who attended his lordship on that expedition. London: John Murray, 1825
first edition, 8vo (212 x 132mm.), half-title, 2 folding facsimiles of letters, modern half morocco, some spotting
Provenance
Sefik E. Atabey, book label
Literature
Blackmer 646; Contominas 275 (French edition); Droulia 823; Atabey 476
Catalogue Note
"Gamba was the brother of Byron's mistress Theresa Guiccioli. He acted as Byron's secretary and was with him in Greece until the end. Hobhouse assisted him with the publication of this biography, and after its appearance Gamba returned to Greece, where he was killed at the battle of Methana in 1826" (Atabey).