Jean-François PEYRON
Essais sur l'Espagne faits en 1777 et 1778 ; où l'on traite des moeurs, du caractere, des monuments, du commerce, du théatre, & des tribunaux particuliers à ce royaume
S. n.|Genève [Geneva] 1780|13 x 20 cm|3 volumes reliés
First edition, rare.
Contemporary full speckled blonde calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated, with roulettes at head and foot. Red morocco title and volume labels. One small lack at head of volume II. Signs of rubbing. One corner slightly bumped. One dampstain on one board, one epidermure. Handsome copy, particularly fresh.
Travel account in Spain which is characterized by its accuracy and its numerous descriptions of monuments, its study of customs and its extensive interest in jurisprudence, literature, theater, costumes, commerce... According to Quérard the details of this journey "being of perfect fidelity, [they] served as a guide to the draughtsmen employed in the creation of the Voyage pittoresque en Espagne". Richard Ford considers the work as "Admirable work, and one of the most correct..." Moreover, it is one of the first accounts of Andalusia and Granada whose discovery was very late for Europeans. The author enters Spain through Catalonia, visits Barcelona, Morviedre, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Cartagena, Granada, Cadiz, Seville, Toledo, Madrid.
19th-century armorial bookplate: Bibliothèque du château de Menneval. Motto: Nil sine labore.
Contemporary full speckled blonde calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated, with roulettes at head and foot. Red morocco title and volume labels. One small lack at head of volume II. Signs of rubbing. One corner slightly bumped. One dampstain on one board, one epidermure. Handsome copy, particularly fresh.
Travel account in Spain which is characterized by its accuracy and its numerous descriptions of monuments, its study of customs and its extensive interest in jurisprudence, literature, theater, costumes, commerce... According to Quérard the details of this journey "being of perfect fidelity, [they] served as a guide to the draughtsmen employed in the creation of the Voyage pittoresque en Espagne". Richard Ford considers the work as "Admirable work, and one of the most correct..." Moreover, it is one of the first accounts of Andalusia and Granada whose discovery was very late for Europeans. The author enters Spain through Catalonia, visits Barcelona, Morviedre, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Cartagena, Granada, Cadiz, Seville, Toledo, Madrid.
19th-century armorial bookplate: Bibliothèque du château de Menneval. Motto: Nil sine labore.
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