Garston, Edgar.

Estimate

800 - 1,200 GBP

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Description

Greece Revisited and Sketches in Lower Egypt in 1840 with thirty-six hours of a campaign in Greece in 1825. London: Saunders & Otley, 1842

first edition, 2 volumes, 8vo (206 x 130mm.), 3 lithographed plates, contemporary blue calf, gilt edges, plates slightly stained and/or spotted, lacking half-title in vol.2 (not called for in vol.1) and adverts in vol.1, bindings somewhat rubbed, joints splitting

Provenance

Edgar John Garston (a gift from his father, the author); Guy Evans, book label (sale in these rooms 30 June 1992)

Literature

Atabey 478; Blackmer 652; Hilmy I, p.253; Weber I, 339

Catalogue Note

a fine, personal, presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his son. The printed author's dedication leaf reads "To his father, as testimony of veneration and affection, the following pages are inscribed, by the author" to which Garston has added below in ink "...and to his son Edgar John this copy is given as a token of affection. March 25 1868 E.G."

An adventurer and philhellene, Garston first visited Greece in 1825 and an extract from his journal of that period is included at the end of volume 2. In 1840 he returned to Greece and the present work gives an account of life in Athens and the islands compared with his impressions in 1825.