A Glimpse at the

Estimate

5,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

Volcanic Island of Santorin. London: M'Gowan and Danks, printers, [c.1867]

first and only edition, oblong 4to (202 x 258mm.), 3 mounted photographic illustrations, coloured by hand, contemporary blue morocco gilt by Mansell with title on upper cover, gilt edges, text somewhat spotted, binding slightly soiled

Provenance

Henry Blackmer, book label

Literature

Blackmer 697

Catalogue Note

a rare privately printed account of the volcanic eruptions on santorini. "The unknown author, travelling in the yacht 'Marcia', left Patmos on the 4th June, 1867, on his way to Suda in Crete. On the 5th of June he anchored in the entrance to the harbour of Santorini, left the yacht, and rowed towards the burning islands in the center of the gulf, the Kammeni. From the top of Palea Kammeni he photographed the crater being formed on Nea Kammeni. The other two plates are photographs of drawings" (Blackmer).