Strutt, Arthur John (1819-1888). A Pedestrian Tour in Calabria and Sicily. London: [s.e], 1842. First edition of this lively travel report in southern Italy, dedicated to an itinerary made on foot through Calabria and Sicily. Arthur John Strutt, British painter and traveler, immediately returns landscapes, cities, costumes and encounters observed during the journey, offering a particularly interesting testimony of the Anglo-Saxon perception of the Italian Mezzogiorno in the first half of the nineteenth century. 8vo (200 x 125mm) Frontispiece in coeva coloring and cartoon illustrated at the frontispiece (light blooms). Editorial binding in percallina with gold title on the back and dry decorations to the plates (light defects). (1)