Lot 08052

WORDSWORTH Christopher, “Athens and Attica: Notes of a Tour”, Third edition, revised. London, John Murray, 1855. 8vo, pp. xviii [i] 1-251 [1]. Wood-engraved frontispiece & two plates, a folding map, two folding plans and a folding inscription. Numerous wood engravings in the text. Third edition, thoroughly revised by Christopher Wordsworth, who first published it in 1836. The engravings of this edition are the work of George Scharf and not the same as those of the previous editions, which were done by Cockerell. The engravings list includes the woodcuts set inside the text. Contemporary binding: full leather, spine with decorations in gilt. Front cover almost detached, chipped parts of spine’s lower part. Light spotting inside.