British in Greece

Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1975 Story of the Dilettanti and other artistic Philhellenes (like Lord Elgin) from who went souvenir hunting in Greece.210p. plates. bibliography.index. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Athens: The British Embassy, 1998 " This short book, published in parallel text in English and Greek, tells the story of the fine house on Loukianou Street, Athens, which is now the British Ambassador's Residence. The handsome neo-classical house was commissioned by Helena Schilizzi, the wife of the Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos, in the 1930s. It was designed by the architect Anastasios Metaxas, who also designed the restored Panathenaic Stadium where the 1896 Olympic Games were held. After Venizelos died in 1936, his widow Helena sold the house to the British Government. It has served since then as the British Embassy. The house, which contains the famous portrait of Byron in Albanian costume by Thomas Phillips, was the scene of dramatic events in December 1944, when Winston Churchill visited Athens at the time of the uprising of the communist army ELAS against the Greek Government and allied forces." 77p. Illus ( Col. & B & W), map. One corner slightly bumped, some wear to cover.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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London: Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2004 "With unforgettable characters coming to life on every page, this humorous story of one family's search for the Arcadian idyll speaks volumes about learning to live, laugh, and drink Ouzo together while turning a tumbledown ruin into a place to hold their hearts. ". First Pbk.Ed.. Trade Paperback. New. more information

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Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2000 "This is the story of Edward Noel, a young cousin of Lady Byron, his family and his home at Achmetaga, an estate on the Greek island of Euboea (Evia), which he bought from the Turks in 1832. Edward Noel had been educated at the agricultural school of Hofwyl near Bern in Switzerland which had been founded by Emanuel von Fellenberg, a leading educationalist in Europe. Much influenced by the violence and horror of the French Revolution, von Fellenberg had developed an educational system whose aim was to bring, through agriculture, rich and poor people closer together. Inspired by these ideas, and in the wake of the great wave of philhellenism that had passed through Europe following the 1821 Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman occupiers of Greece, Edward Noel together with von Fellenberg's youngest son, Fredrick, traveled to Greece in 1832 with the hope of contributing to the betterment of the lot of impoverished Greek peasants by creating an agricultural school in Greece along the lines of Hofwyl. The acquiring of the estate on Euboea, where they envisioned establishing the school, was bedeviled by the then Greek Government's policy concerning privately-owned land; both Edward and Fredrick fell ill from malaria which was endemic in northern Euboea, and Frederick died. But then in partnership with another school fellow from Hofwyl, Karl von Müller, and with the support of Lady Byron and others, the resuscitation and working of the Achmetaga estate eventually went ahead. The book subsequently records life at Achmetaga and the family's achievements and difficulties, the good times and the hard times, in all its many facets and phases, until the year 2000. In the writing of this history Barbro Noel-Baker has drawn extensively on letters that were discovered in the air raid shelter of her father-in-law's home in London, after his death in 1982, which had been put there for safety by Edward Noel's great granddaughter, Irene. These letters, together with the many photographs that illustrate the text, contribute greatly to the vivid and revealing picture of post-revolutionary and twentieth century Greece, seen in the main (but by no means exclusively) from a contemporary European cultural outlook. " 357p.. First Edition. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece. more information

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Limni,Evvia,Greece: Denise Harvey, 2000 "This is the story of Edward Noel, a young cousin of Lady Byron, his family and his home at Achmetaga, an estate on the Greek island of Euboea (Evia), which he bought from the Turks in 1832. Edward Noel had been educated at the agricultural school of Hofwyl near Bern in Switzerland which had been founded by Emanuel von Fellenberg, a leading educationalist in Europe. Much influenced by the violence and horror of the French Revolution, von Fellenberg had developed an educational system whose aim was to bring, through agriculture, rich and poor people closer together. Inspired by these ideas, and in the wake of the great wave of philhellenism that had passed through Europe following the 1821 Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman occupiers of Greece, Edward Noel together with von Fellenberg's youngest son, Fredrick, traveled to Greece in 1832 with the hope of contributing to the betterment of the lot of impoverished Greek peasants by creating an agricultural school in Greece along the lines of Hofwyl. The acquiring of the estate on Euboea, where they envisioned establishing the school, was bedeviled by the then Greek Government's policy concerning privately-owned land; both Edward and Fredrick fell ill from malaria which was endemic in northern Euboea, and Frederick died. But then in partnership with another school fellow from Hofwyl, Karl von Müller, and with the support of Lady Byron and others, the resuscitation and working of the Achmetaga estate eventually went ahead. The book subsequently records life at Achmetaga and the family's achievements and difficulties, the good times and the hard times, in all its many facets and phases, until the year 2000. In the writing of this history Barbro Noel-Baker has drawn extensively on letters that were discovered in the air raid shelter of her father-in-law's home in London, after his death in 1982, which had been put there for safety by Edward Noel's great granddaughter, Irene. These letters, together with the many photographs that illustrate the text, contribute greatly to the vivid and revealing picture of post-revolutionary and twentieth century Greece, seen in the main (but by no means exclusively) from a contemporary European cultural outlook. " 357p.. First Edition. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece. more information

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948 Cambridge: Printed for private circulation at the University Press.1948. A memorial volume dedicated to John Pendlebury, killed during the Nazi invasion of Crete May 1941.(Read Dilys Powell's "Villa Ariadne" for a description of this) (First printing, limited to 250 copies) Slip laid in "With the compliments of Mrs John Pendlebury" Nice copy, text clean and crisp. some shelf wear, and corner are bumped. Name of previous owner on ffep, booksellers ticket . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948 Cambridge: Printed for private circulation at the University Press.1948. A memorial volume dedicated to John Pendlebury, killed during the Nazi invasion of Crete May 1941.(Read Dilys Powell's "Villa Ariadne" for a description of this) (Second printing, limited to 100 copies) Some water exposure to front cover and ffep has left a stain and minor wrinkles, light foxing throughout . Re-issue. Hard Cover. Good>Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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Oxford: Oxford U.P., 1972 First edition of standard text on the contribution of the Philhellenes to the War of Greek Independence. 412p. plates.bibliography.index. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good, Slight Chips & Tear. more information

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London: Oxford U.P., 1967 Masterly account of Lord Elgin, his exploits in Greece and the acquisition of the Elgin marbles. 309p.plates.bibliography.index. 1st.UK Ed.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. more information

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Corfu: Yiannis Books In 1966, John Waller and his Danish wife visit the island. In the days before charter flights and package tours, Corfu is "heaven on earth". Taken under the wing of George Manessis, member of an influential local family, they explore an island which has few proper roads and no development.In 1971 they buy a plot of land above undiscovered Agios Gordis on the west coast. The building of their own modest summer home parallels the construction of George's own large hotel. Both parties discover the sometimes high financial and emotional cost of possessing "Greek Walls". . First Edition. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece. Illus. by John Chipperfield. more information

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Corfu: Yiannis Books In 1966, John Waller and his Danish wife visit the island. In the days before charter flights and package tours, Corfu is "heaven on earth". Taken under the wing of George Manessis, member of an influential local family, they explore an island which has few proper roads and no development.In 1971 they buy a plot of land above undiscovered Agios Gordis on the west coast. The building of their own modest summer home parallels the construction of George's own large hotel. Both parties discover the sometimes high financial and emotional cost of possessing "Greek Walls". . First Edition. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece. Illus. by John Chipperfield. more information

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Corfu: Yiannis Books Just retired John Waller and his Danish wife decide to renovate their near-derelict holiday home. They gain control from their neighbour who has pumped sewage on their land. In a frenetic summer they build a road up the mountain and a pool, veranda and a new roof for their villa. A party is held to celebrate a great Greek victory. "Corfu Sunset is essential reading for anyone thinking of moving abroad to a place in the sun, revealing with panache and passion the rewards and drawbacks of buying property in a remote but warm outpost of southern Europe." - Nigel Lewis, Daily Mail . First Edition. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece. Illus. by John Chipperfield. more information

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Corfu: Yiannis Books Just retired John Waller and his Danish wife decide to renovate their near-derelict holiday home. They gain control from their neighbour who has pumped sewage on their land. In a frenetic summer they build a road up the mountain and a pool, veranda and a new roof for their villa. A party is held to celebrate a great Greek victory. "Corfu Sunset is essential reading for anyone thinking of moving abroad to a place in the sun, revealing with panache and passion the rewards and drawbacks of buying property in a remote but warm outpost of southern Europe." - Nigel Lewis, Daily Mail . First Edition. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece. Illus. by John Chipperfield. more information

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Corfu: Yiannis Books Just retired John Waller and his Danish wife decide to renovate their near-derelict holiday home. They gain control from their neighbour who has pumped sewage on their land. In a frenetic summer they build a road up the mountain and a pool, veranda and a new roof for their villa. A party is held to celebrate a great Greek victory. "Corfu Sunset is essential reading for anyone thinking of moving abroad to a place in the sun, revealing with panache and passion the rewards and drawbacks of buying property in a remote but warm outpost of southern Europe." - Nigel Lewis, Daily Mail . First Edition. Soft Cover. New Book from Greece. Illus. by John Chipperfield. more information

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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1969 192 p. plates bibliography. index. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. more information

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Farleigh Dickinson U.Press, 1971 192 p. plates bibliography. index. 1st UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. more information

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