Lot 285 , Dodwell, Edward - A Classical and Topographical Tour through Greece, during the years 1801, 1805, AND 1806, 1st edition, Sir John Linton Myers copy, 2 vols, 4to, speckled calf by Rivière, with folding map and 66 plates,

° Dodwell, Edward - A Classical and Topographical Tour through Greece, during the years 1801, 1805, AND 1806, 1st edition, Sir John Linton Myers copy, 2 vols, 4to, speckled calf by Rivière, with folding map and 66 plates, including 6 folding and 2 hand-coloured, Rodwell and Martin, London, 1819, together with an a/l, dated 19th December, 1938 from John Linton Myres [1869-1954, OBE., FBS., FRAI, Professor of Ancient Greek at Liverpool and Oxford Universities], to a Mr. Burn [Andrew Robert [Robin] Burn (1902-1991), historian and classical scholar] - ‘’I am very glad the Dodwell has arrived and is welcome. He had to go to the binders to be brisked up for the wedding, as I have had him for many years, and a cat (I think) has tried to study vol II. without removing it from the shelf.
Put the enclosed lines [4 lines in ink, in Greek, monogrammed J.L.M and dated 31.12.38, also present] on the fly leaf, if your critical eye passes them. They should have been in the book, but I could not remember whether the second person……in TOV or TYN; but the oracle has spoken today - I hope rightly. With every good wish for you both, yours very sincerely, John L.Myles’’
£200-300

Condition:
Boards detached, spine torn and with 50% loss, text with minor spotting, plates margins occasionally browned, with plate ‘’shadows’’ to text leaves opposite some plates, front free fly leaf and title detached.

Sold for £220