Giffard, Edward.

Estimate

700 - 1,000 GBP

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Description

A Short Visit to the Ionian Islands, Athens, and the Morea. London: John Murray, 1837

first edition, presentation copy, 8vo (200 x 116mm.), wood-engraved vignette on title, lithographed map and 6 plates after F.W. Newton, 4 pages advertisements at end, original cloth, binding slightly worn

Provenance

James Johnstone, presentation inscription

Literature

Blackmer 683; Contominas 288; Weber I, 252

Catalogue Note

Giffard and Newton (who provided the illustrations) undertook this tour in 1836 for medical reasons.

this copy, inscribed by the author to james johnstone, is both a presentation copy and a fine association copy. Johnstone travelled with the author who informs us: "As this little work is chiefly intended as a guide - however imperfect it may be - to other travellers, I am happy to be able to make up for the deficiency in my own tour by the narrative of our friend Mr. Johnstone, who, after parting from us at Pyrgo, continued his journey round the Morea to Patras, and, returning to Athens, subsequently visited Thebes and Marathon. He has been so good as to furnish me with the following memorandum of his tour, and I am sure my readers will regret that he has not had a greater share in these pages..." (p.359). The penultimate chapter of this work, from which these words are taken, is entitled "Mr. Johnstone's Tour", and his account occupies 22 pages.