LETTERS ON GREECE: Being a Sequel to Letters on Egypt, and Containing Travels Through Rhodes, Crete and Other Islands of the Archipelago; with Comparative Remarks on the Ancient and Present State and Observations of the Government, Character, and Manners of the Turks, and Modern Greeks. Translated from the French of M. Savary.
(Dublin: L. White, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and B. Dornin, 1788).
FIRST EDITION PRINTED IN DUBLIN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ENGLISH PRINTING IN LONDON. 'Savary was the first Frenchman to cite Arabic texts in his work...and indeeed his knowledge of Arabic served him well in his traels when there were many difficutlites for European travelers in the Mediterranean areas. His letters on Greece are descriptive of the places and inhabitants he viited (especially the Dodecanese).' see Blackmer 977 p. 445. Item #30874
First Edition, Irish Issue, same year as the English Issue. Rare. 8vo, bound in contemporary polished calf, the spine gilt ruled and with red morocco lettering piece gilt. i[iv], 407, [8 index] pp. A very well preserved copy, the binding still strong and with only light evidence of age or use, the text-block clean and crisp.