TWEDDELL, John.

Remains: a Selection of his Letters, with his Prolusiones Juveniles, with Appendix and Brief Biographical Memoir by R. Tweddell.

London: Mawman, 1815.

Silhouette frontispiece, 8 copper engravings and 3 maps. Over 650pp. Square 4to, full straight-grained and blind stamped morocco (front hinge loose, internally fine). London: Mawman, 1815. First Edition. Very good.

Tribute to an almost uniquely enthusiastic classical scholar who died in Greece in 1799 at the age of 30. Byron was instrumental in erecting a memorial to him. Includes a full account of the mysterious disappearance of Tweddell's journals, mss. collections, drawings, etc., which had been entrusted to Lord Elgin.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good(+)
Edition: First Edition
Language: English

Price: $500.00

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