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TRAVELS DURING THE YEARS 1787, 1788, & 1789; UNDERTAKEN MORE PARTICULARLY WITH A VIEW OF ASCERTAINING THE CULTIVATION, WEALTH, RESOURCES, AND NATIONAL PROSPERITY OF THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE...
by Young, Arthur
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London, 1794. Two volumes bound in one. 629,[3]; 336,[4]pp., plus three folding maps (1 handcolored). Large, thick quarto. Contemporary calf, spine gilt extra, raised bands, gilt inner dentelles. Boards detached, head and foot of spine chipped. Occasional light foxing, especially to maps, else internally clean. About very good. The second edition, after the first of 1792. Young, having produced many travel narratives, left Dover for France in May 1787, returning in November. In 1788 he made another trip to France, and again in 1789, continuing into Italy and part of Spain. His massive daily journal includes his impressions and observations during his tours (pp.305-36, appended to the second volume, deal exclusively with Spain). Some of the major cities visited were Bordeaux, Paris, Versailles, Marseilles, Milan, Verona, Venice, Florence and Barcelona. The second part of the first volume is a lengthy study of French agriculture, produce, manufacture, and the revolution, the beginnings of which he witnessed in Paris and Versailles. Not in Cox.
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- TRAVELS DURING THE YEARS 1787, 1788, & 1789; UNDERTAKEN MORE PARTICULARLY WITH A VIEW OF ASCERTAINING THE CULTIVATION, WEALTH, RESOURCES, AND NATIONAL PROSPERITY OF THE KINGDOM OF FRANCE...
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- Young, Arthur
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- Hardcover
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- London
- Date Published
- 1794
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About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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