Voyage En Angleterre, Pendant Les AnnÉes 1810 Et 1811;.
Bound in original calf; spine in compartments, decorated gilt with contrasting maroon and black title labels, gilt. All edges yellow. A little wear to extremities and some light water staining to lower right of Tome Premier; otherwise a very good set. Armourial bookplates of Frigoult de Liesville.
£350.00
Publisher
Chez Treuteuttel et Würtz, Librairies, rue de Bourbon, no. 17; A Strasbourg et à Londres, même Maison de commerce.,
Place
A Paris
Date
1817
Synopsis
Avec des observations sur l' état politique et moral, les arts et la littérature de ce pays, et sur les mœurs et les usages de ses habitans; par l simond. orné de 15 planches et de 13 vignettes. seconde Édition, revue, corrigée at augmentée.
tome premier. tome second.
Item Description
TWO VOLUMES. 8vo. 5 x 8 inches. Tome Premier, x + 530 pp.; Tome Second, [iv] + 452 pp.
Illustrations
Illustrated by 15 plates, including 11 sepia aquatints, including two frontispieces, 2 plans and 2 folding tables, and by vignettes and engravings in text.
Notes
An account of English society and economy during the period of the Napoleonic wars, which also covers Wales and Scotland, with a concluding chapter on Ireland. It was originally written in English by Louis Simond (1767-1831), who though born in France, resided in the USA before spending two years travelling in Britain.
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