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Lot 08015 |

BRASSEY Mrs, “Sunshine and storm in the East or Cruises to Cyprus and Constantinople”, London, Longmans, Green and Co, 1880. First edition. In 8vo, with contents and appendix, illustrated with several small and full-page engravings. Complete: 448p., nine (9) lithographs (three rare views of Cyprus), many vignettes with views in the text and two folded maps (one of Cyprus), as call for. Anna Baroness Brassey (1839-1887), an English traveller around the world and writer, cruised in the Mediterranean in a private yachtduring many months in 1878. Her travel account follows, day by day, her calendar notes and it is very precious and accurate. She had visited, with lengthy stays, the Ionian islands, Athens and several other Greek islands in the Aegean, like Chios and Milos to her way to Constantinople. After a short trip to Anatolia, continued her cruise in eastern Mediterranean towards Cyprus where she landed, at Paphos, the 7th of November and found the British army almost just arrived there. She toured around the island visiting and describing Nicosia, Larnaca, Ammochostos, Kirinia, Kithrea, Morfu, the monasteries of Kikou and Lapais, where she was warmly welcomed by the monks, and several other places. Later she returned to Europe, via Rhodes. Contemporary binding, leather worn spine and corners, with gilded decorations; spine slightly chipped on top right corner, with some cracks along the back side, boards medium rubbed. Sparse foxing inside but clean and tight. A very rare travel account including Cyprus. Not in Atabey or Blackmer.

STARTING PRICE  €250

SOLD // €250.00


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