Leake (William Martin). Travels in the Morea, 3 volumes, 1830

Leake (William Martin). Travels in the Morea, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1830, half titles, 17 engraved maps and plans, 12 plates of inscriptions (including one double-page), occasional minor spotting, bookplates and ownership signature of Celia Robinson, hinges reinforced, later cloth, spines faded, 8vo

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Atabey 691; Blackmer 974: "First edition, describing journeys carried out from Feb. to May, 1805, and Feb. to May, 1806... A fascinating work, full of interesting detail, as are all Leake's works. Particular attention is paid to Mycenae and Tiryns, and the plates include plans of both, as well as the bee-hive tomb at Mycenae." A Supplement Peloponnesiaca was issued in 1846.

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