Viscount Kirkwall (ed.), Unknown author, “Four Years in the Ionian Islands. Their Political and Social Condition. With a History of the British Protectorate. Edited by Viscount Kirkwall, lately on the Staff of Sir Henry Ward, Seventh Lord High Commissioner”, Volume I (of 2), London: Chapman and Hall, 1864. First and only Rare edition. The name of the author in not mentioned neither in main text nor in author’s preface. However it seems that the author was a high-ranked officer that served in the Ionian Islands during the British rule, as the thorough review of the governments and the successive military men of lofty rank as well as the detailed description of local people and habits, suggest. In the offered 1st volume, contains a history of the islands under British protection. Original publisher’s cloth. External wear: chipped parts of spine’s edges, bumped corners, stained front cover. Inner hinge partly frayed. Ex-Libris label. Very Rare: Just a few copies tracked in public libraries and a single copy recorded at auction, the Blackmer sale.