Lot 310
Mure, William
Auction: 13 January 2010 at 11:00 GMT
£938
Description
Journal of a tour in Greece and the Ionian Islands. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1842. First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, [xiii, [1], 291; v, [4], 327, [4]], 15 lithographed plates and maps, 5 folding plates backed on linen, errata and plate lists in volume 2, 19th century calf gilt, red and black labels, Northern Lighthouse Board gilt stamps on backstrips
Footnote
Note: "An interesting work" (Blackmer). Mure travelled in early 1838 visiting, inter alia, Corfu, Ithaca, Missolonghi, Delphi, Thebes, Athens, Sunium, Aegina, Corinth, Olympia and Patras. His principal work was A Critical History of the Language and Literature of Ancient Greece (1850-57). Blackmer 1170