John Galt — Letters from the Levant

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of political novelist John Galt's account of his travels in Greece in the early nineteenth century. Illustrated with a map frontispiece.An early non-fiction work from Scottish novelist and social commentator John Galt, often called the 'first political novelist in the English language&apos. Galt's name is thought to have inspired the name of the central character of Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged&apos.The work consists of letters written by Galt during his travels through Greece between 1809 and 1811. It includes discussion of Lord Byron, whom Galt accompanied from Gibraltar to Malta, and whose first comprehensive biography Galt published in 1830.Lacking half title.A very scarce copy of Galt's early nineteenth century travelogue. In the publisher's paper covered boards. Discolouration to back strip, with significant marks to boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail and board perimeters. Joints starting, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Significant spotting throughout, with areas of discolouration, and handling marks. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .