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EMERSON, James; PECCHIO, Count Giuseppe; W.H. Humphreys.

A picture of Greece in 1825

A picture of Greece in 1825

as exhibited in the personal narratives of James Emerson Esq., Count Pecchio and W.H. Humphreys Esq. Comprising a detailed account of the events of the late campaign, and sketches of the principal military, naval and political chiefs.

Stock Code 113928

London, Henry Colburn, 1826

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Important philhellenic journal containing three separate accounts of the Greek Revolution. Humphreys was one of the first volunteers, going out to Greece with Gordon in 1821, before dying on Aegina in 1826. Emerson originally went out in 1823 and became a correspondent for the Times, fighting alongside Miaoulis and Makriyannis. Pecchio's narrative contains 3 letters from the Italian philhellene Santa Rosa who died at Navarino in 1825.

First edition; 2 vols, 12mo, half-title and engraved portrait in vol. I, contemporary half calf gilt, morocco lettering pieces, spines decorated in blind, marbled sides and edges, light spotting to portrait and title, a very good copy.

Blackmer 548; Droulia 1138-9.

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Provenance: Margarete Jones (early signature to titles).

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