Dupre Louis Ed (16 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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. Worn and browning at upper edge of text. Dust jacket is worn on facing, corners, edges and ends of spine with tear and piece missing in upper front corner. Else good 220 pp.

Condition: Good. Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,950grams, ISBN:9780334024323.

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Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 566pp.

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Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 285 Pp. Blue Cloth. 17" X 12". International Shipping Charge Will Obe Over $125. First Edition, First Printing. Text In Greek Only. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket. The Author, Manols Vlachos, Is An Eminent Greek Scholar And Writer. Per Wikipedia, Louis Dupré (1789 - 1837) Was A French Painter, Lithographer, And Travel Writer, Especially Noted For His Travels In Albania, Armenia, Greece, And Other Regions Within The Ottoman Empire, And For His Numerous Paintings With Orientalist And Philhellene Themes. He Travelled And Worked Primarily In Greece On The Very Eve Of The Greek War Of Independence (1821-1832). Louis Dupré Had Been A Student Of The Neoclassical French Painter Jacques-Louis David And Had Later Worked As A Painter For Jérôme Bonaparte, Receiving Commissions From The French Court. Dupré Had Studied Painting In Italy And Had Also Received Commissions During His Travels There. He Traveled To Ottoman Greece, During A Time When The Country's Ancient Ideals And Hellenistic Culture Had Experienced A Revival Among The Greek Population. It Also Represented A Concerning Time For The Ottoman Empire, In Terms Of Keeping Their Territorial Regions Under Control. His Visit To Greece Was On The Very Eve Of The Greek War Of Independence (1821-1832), Which Led To The Greek Victory And Establishment Of The First Hellenic Republic (1822-1832) And Its Successor State, The Kingdom Of Greece (1832-1924). He Often Traveled And Changed His Work Location, Including Paris, Kassel (1811-1814), Naples (1814-1816), Rome (1816-1819, 1824-1831), Naples (1819-1820), Constantinople (C. 1820), Greece (C. 1820), Paris (1820-1837), And Vienna (1820-1824). Dupré Visited Greece In 1819, While It Was Still A Region Within The Ottoman Empire, And Recorded His Time There With Drawings And Descriptions Of The People From The Different Levels Of Society. His Travel Book, Named Voyage À Athènes Et À Constantinople (Now Istanbul), Was Produced A Few Years Later After His Travels, In 1825. It Was Written In French And Published In The Restored Kingdom Of France, After Greece Had Begun Its Revolution For Independence And Rebelled Against The Ottoman Empire. His Rare Travel Book Consists Of Forty Illustrations Accompanied By Fifty-Two Pages Of Text. Color Plates Throughout (illustrator).…