ANSTED Davis Thomas,“The Ionian Islands in the year 1863”, London, Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863. 8vo, pp.xi,480,[1]. 4 maps, illustrations in text, missing the frontispiece. A research along the geography and geology of the Ionian Islands conducted just one year before the unification with Greece, by the English geologist D. T. Ansted. Despite the author’s scientific background, the current work provides rich information about the islands people, archaeology, architecture and local customs. Blind-stamped cloth boards & spine. Broken hinge, leaves detached, pages edge-wear. A rare work on Ionian Islands history in fair condition. Blackmer 35.