J.E. (Jack) Morpurgo, The Road to Athens.
Hardback book in dustwrapper, Ist. edition.
London: Eyre & Spottiswode, 1963. Published in association with The BP Touring Service in their series 'Highways to the Sun'.
Inscribed by the author in very neat hand (ink) on Ist. page recto: 'Sir William and Lady Fyfe with affectionate greetings from Jack and Catherine Morpurgo Christmas 1963'.
Condition: very good, slight wear to edges of dustwrapper. Text tight & clean, no damp marks or discolouration. Very slight fading to spine.
254 pages, 25 b/w plates, 4 maps, index.
Car touring through Europe to Greece. From Holland to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy & on to the Greek islands & mainland. Main body of the text concerned with Greece. Lovely, unusual book from the age before cheap package holidays.
