Lear. Views in the seven Ionian islands. 1863. folio. modern morocco-backed cloth

LEAR, EDWARD

Views in the seven Ionian Islands. London: Edward Lear, 1863

FIRST EDITION, folio (480 x 322mm.), lithographed title and 20 plates, list of subscribers at end, modern morocco-backed cloth, title in gilt on upper cover

From 1855 to 1858 and from 1861 to 1864 Lear more or less resided in Corfu. "He knew all the islands quite well: the drawings in this work were made during the spring of 1863. Their publication was planned to take advantage of the cession of the Ionian Islands to Greece in 1864" (Blackmer).

LITERATURE:

Blackmer 987; not in Atabey