Athens and Attica: Journal of a Residence There
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Athens and Attica: Journal of a Residence There
Christopher Wordsworth
John Murrary, London, 1837
[Wordsworth's early exploration of Greece, first published in 1836. He explored Hesiod, Euripus, Negropont, Aulis, Vlike, Delium, Oropo, Chalcis, Tanagra, Mount Cithaeron, Aphidnae, Rhamnus, Marathon, Athens, Sunium, Thoricus, Salamis, Aegina, etc. with an attempt to discover the vestiges of Ancient Greece] Bound in contemporary 3/4 calf over marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine and covers. All edges marbled. Marbled end sheets. Armorial bookplate (& Oxon reference from 1958) 3 lithographed plates, 2 folding maps (1 loose).