Tableau de la Grèce en 1825, ou récit des voyages de M. J. Emerson et du Cte Pecchio, traduit de l'anglais (…) et augmenté d'un précis des événemens qui ont eu lieu depuis le départ de ces voyageurs jusqu'à ce jour, par Jean Cohen, ancien censeur royal

First edition of the French translation, expanded with notes by the translator (cf. Loukia Droulia 1180; Quérard II 238 and VII 6, under: \"Pecchio\"; Blackmer 549 and Atabey 396, under: \"Emerson\").

The first volume opens with a frontispiece portrait of Andrea Miaoulis.

Contemporary half bronze calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt rolls and tools now slightly softened, minor rubbing to the spine, marbled paper boards, marbled edges.

Spine restored and lightly rubbed, some scattered foxing.

The original edition appeared in London in the same year. It also included Humphrey’s \"Journal of a visit to Greece\", omitted from the French edition. \"Important philhellenic collection (…) Emerson reached Greece at the end of 1823 and left soon after Byron's death in 1824. In 1825 he returned as a volunteer and was correspondent for the Times, fighting alongside Miaoulis and Makriyannis. The portrait of Miaoulis is after a drawing from life by Emerson. The Italian revolutionary Pecchio had been living in exile in England when he decided to go to Greece for a few weeks because he was 'desirous of paying a visit to the members of the Government'. He rapidly became disillusioned but was honest in his account, which is very interesting\" [Leonora Navari].

A handsome copy, in a contemporary Romantic binding, of this important work on the history of philhellenism.