Author: LANCASTER, OSBERT
Title: Classical Landscape with Figures
Description: London, John Murray. 1947, 1st UK Ed.. Hardcover. Book, "This is not a ramble, nor a travel book, not yet a guide, but a description in the 18th century meaning of the term" These witty, and amusing observations - both verbal and visual - are based on his experience of Greece in 1944 when "The British government had assigned him to the Athens embassy as first secretary. After 18 months he returned to London with a sheaf of sketches of what he had seen." 224p. Illus+ 4 double sided color plates. map, index. The pale yellow linen cover has not aged well and is stained, but the content is still neat and unmarked. Good > Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Greece - Description & Travel Cartoons Illustrations Greece 1945-1949 (Civil War) Greece 1940-1945 (Ww Ii)


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