Relation de l'expédition de Lord Byron en Grèce, traduite de l'anglais par J.-T. Parisot[Account of Lord Byron’s Expedition to Greece, translated from the English by J.-T. Parisot]
First edition of the French translation.
Loukia Droulia 849* records this work without having been able to examine it. Absent from Blackmer and Atabey, who describe the English edition published the same year (A narrative of Lord Byron's last journey to Greece).
Contemporary full mottled fawn calf, smooth spine richly decorated with gilt garlands and fleurons, red morocco lettering piece, minor rubbing at the foot of the joints, gilt rolls to the headcaps, borders of gilt dotted rules, single fillet and gilt garlands to the boards, gilt fillets to the edges, marbled edges.
A few minor and unobtrusive spots.
Pietro Gamba (1801–1826) was the brother of Byron’s mistress, Teresa Guiccioli; he became Byron’s secretary and accompanied him on his final journey to Greece. Prize copy awarded on 22 August 1831 at the Collège royal of Tours (prize label pasted to the front endpapers). A fine copy.