An Artist in Corfu, Written and Pictured by Sophie Atkinson, Herbert & Daniel, 1911

An Artist in Corfu is the beautifully illustrated record of Sophie Atkinson's travels on the Greek island of Corfu, combining personal observations with the author's own accomplished colour paintings. Capturing the island's landscapes, architecture and everyday life in the years before the First World War, the book offers both an artist's sketchbook and a perceptive travel narrative. Lavishly illustrated with high quality colour plates and a folding map, this increasingly scarce first edition remains one of the most attractive early illustrated books devoted to Corfu (and is said to have influenced Lawrence Durrell's writing).

An Artist in Corfu, Written and Pictured by Sophie Atkinson.

Published by Herbert & Daniel, London, 1911. First edition, first impression (we believe a USA printing was published later the same year). Printed at The Westminster Press, London.

A very good beige cloth hardback with printed title to front and gilt title to spine. no jacket. With some bumping to corners and head and tail of spine, and a few minor marks to cloth. Spine a little toned. Front inner hinge cracked. With pictorial endpapers and remains of bookplate removal to first pastedown. Some spotting to endpapers.

Text is clean and bright throughout and printed on a good quality paper stock. The colour plates are good quality on a glossier stock, and all are present as called for. Previous owner's name in pencil to half title. Occasional crack to gutter. One page with a small lightly offset area opposite a loosely inserted newspaper article on Corfu. Some light spotting to edge of text block and rough cut vertical and lower edges, with toning to extremities.

Text in English.

(v) printed prelims + colour frontispiece + 215pp + (13) additional colour plates + (1) Map plate.

Dimensions: approx 260mm high x 200mm wide x 36mm deep.

Weight: approximately 1078g (unpacked).