Lot 08215

ABOUT Ed., “La Grece contemporaine”, Paris, Hachette, 1890. One of the most classical travel accounts for Greece in the middle of 19th century. Small 8vo, pp.408. Edmund About was a French traveler who stayed in Greece for several months in 1852 and provided a very detailed description of the country and its people. His account met immediate success and had been republished several times. Contemporary binding: half red leather, chipped parts of spine’s upper part, worn along joints, corners & edges.