A TOUR THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES OF THE KINGDOM OF NAPLES. To Which is Subjoined a Sketch of the Immediate Circumstances Attending the Late Revolution

London: For Rodwell and Martin, 1821. First Edition. With provenance of John Sanderson, Lordship Hall, Tottenham. With a fine engraved map and 13 plates engraved by Charles Heath from drawings by the author. 4to, in contemporary three-quarter calf over green moire cloth-covered boards, the spine with wide gilt decorated raised bands and a black morocco label gilt ruled and lettered. xi, [1], 449 pp. A handsome copy, the text is especially clean and fresh, with the commonly seen toning or spotting to the plates due to the ink used in printing, with some offsetting to the adjoining pages, the binding solid and attractive with some light evidence of age or use. FIRST EDITION AND A VERY HANDSOME COPY OF CRAVEN'S BEST WORK, beautifully embellished with fine engraved plates from his own sketches. The author traveled extensively in Italy, and was especially familiar with Naples and Milan. He first went to Naples as a Chamberlain to Caroline, Princess of Wales but later resided permanently in Italy, near Salerno, where he entertained esteemed acquaintances such as William Gell and Lady Blessington. He was a member of the Society of Dilettanti and is buried at the English Cemetery in Naples. He is considered the last of the triumvirate of British literati, scholars, and gentlemen who resided in Italy for many years in the closest bonds of friendship, the others being Sir William Drummond and Sir William Gell.