Johnson,Samuel, Christopher Smart & Oliver Goldsmith] (compilers)
Title
THE WORLD DISPLAYED: or, a Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, selected from the Writers of all Nations. Vol.XIX (Volume Nineteen)
PlacePub
Dublin
Publisher
Williams
Date
1779
Illustrations
Copperplates (7 incl. 2 folding) by J. Lodge.
Description
Duodecimo (142x85mm) marbled calf lacks title label but vol. number label present (worn spine & edges with leather darkened, hinges cracked but still secure/tips worn and 5mm chipped to head & foot of spine) Titlepage +[6]pp +243pp. Bookplate of Library of American board of commissioners for foreign Missions and another bookplate. Some foxing mainly to first pages but neat, tight & clean. Mr.Mission's travels conluded with descriptions of Italian cities, Basil (sic), Bern, Geneva, Strassburg, Maestricht, Brussels, Antwerp etc and home. Addison's travels through Italy & Swisserland (sic), Keysler's travels Swisserland, Germany & Hungary and Steven's through France. Nice plates of Paris, Vesuvius volcano etc. complete with the plates required for this volume.
Booknumber
V70295
Price
Price: GBP 68.00 or USD 101.00
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