1988 The Corfu Years

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Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

A delightful edition of The Corfu Years by renowned English artist and poet Edward Lear, edited with an introduction by literary and Hellenic scholar Phillip Sherrard. Published in 1988 by Denise Harvey and Company.

In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains a map of Corfu at the beginning and end of the book, as well as numerous in-text illustrations by Lear. Twenty-two illustrations are of Lear's beautiful landscapes in colour. Collated complete. 

Lear became first enchanted by the Greek island in 1848, before settling there during winters and springs across the 1850s and 1860s, producing breathtaking paintings that can be seen in this work. Not only do we get to absorb these masterpieces, but his entries also give us an insightful glimpse into the artist's mind as he transports us to the majestic island.