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Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany
by Piozzi, Hester Lynch [Thrale]
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item
Dublin: Printed for Messrs. H. Chamberlaine, L. White, P. Byrne, P. Wogan, Grubier and McAllister, T. Heery, B. Dornin, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1789. First Irish Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Irish edition, following the London edition released the same year (Pine-Coffin 784.5). Rebound in quarter linen with new end sheets, modern owner bookplate on front endpaper, faintly foxed throughout. 1789 Hard Cover. vii, [1], 592 pp. 8vo. An 18th century travelogue based on the author's Grand Tour, which was originally published in two volumes in London in 1789. Piozzi was born Hester Lynch Salusbury and previously married to brewer Henry Thrale. She was a member of one of the wealthiest Welsh families of the time, though poor investments led to her father's bankruptcy, which compelled her to marry Thrale. Through the use of his fortune, she became a prominent patron of the arts, and known for her diaries and letters, which would later become an important scholarly source for those studying Samuel Johnson (she met Johnson after becoming a member of London society, the two traveled together, and Johnson wrote her two pieces of verse). She also published a volume about Johnson entitled Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson in 1786.
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- Title
- Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany
- Author
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch [Thrale]
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Irish Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Messrs. H. Chamberlaine, L. White, P. Byrne, P. Wogan, Grubier and McAllister, T. Heery, B. Dornin, J. Moore, and W.
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1789
- Weight
- 1.75 lbs
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY TRAVELOGUE GRAND TOUR HESTER LYNCH PIOZZI THRALE SAMUEL JOHNSON WELSH ARISTOCRACY
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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