Narrative Of a Journey In the Morea

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823.. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (21.5 x 13.5 cm). pp.ix+411+[i]. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. 9 full page lithographed illustration plus engraved vignettes in the text. Armorial bookplate of Cranstoun of Corehouse. A very good copy. "These travels were actually undertaken in 1805-6, but Gell decided to publish them in 1823 in… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. In this 1823 publication, the antiquary Sir William Gell (1777-1836) describes his experiences of many visits to the Peloponnese over a period of twenty years during which the Greek movement for independence from the Ottoman Empire was gathering momentum, finally resulting in all-out war.