A book dealer in Australia is offering this unique copy of
An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution 1st Edition 1828 with
gift-inscription from the author's son Henry Marion Howe, and Eliza Howe
Howe, Samuel G.
An Historical Sketch of the Greek Revolution
White Gallaher & White, New York] Hardcover First Edition 1828
First edition of Samuel Gridley Howe's historical outline of the Greek
Revolution, with gift-inscription to prelims by the author's son Henry
Marion Howe and Eliza Howe (possibly SG Howe's daughter, the writer Laura
Elizabeth Howe), inscription dated Boston December 1895, and also signed
(presumably by the recipient) J.S. (or I.S.) Howe; includes the fold-out
frontispiece map (often missing);
Samuel Gridley Howe was an American physician, Abolitionist, and advocate
for the blind, who (after being inspired by Byron) served as a surgeon in
the Greek Revolution; his son Henry Marion Howe was a prominent
metallurgist who wrote the Iron and Steel article for the 11th Edition
(1911) Britannica;
A unique copy with the Howe family connection; bound in (later)
three-quarter calf with marbled boards, raised bands with six compartments,
black title label with gilt titling to spine, new endpapers; fold-out map
in three colours, fragile but holding, with some tears along folds, and
tape-repair to reverse side; prelims tanned and with tape-repair along edge
of inscription page, scattered foxing/tanning throughout, o.w. Good. no
dustwrapper. 452pp. 8vo. Good-Very Good three-quarter leather, marbled
boards.
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