Chaumerot

First edition of the French translation.

Our copy is issued in its original state, preserved in a blue paper temporary wrapper and housed within a double chemise and slipcase in navy half-shagreen, smooth spine, marbled-paper boards; a modern binding signed by Devauchelle.

A rare and appealing copy.

Recorded in the CCF only at the BnF.

Sole edition of this theatrical jeu d’esprit, which bears little relation to China despite the purported setting of the action: "La scène se passe à Pé-King, l’an du monde 100, 857, et de Con-Fou-Tsée 6550". In reality, it is a play about the destructive nature of gambling, for which there was no real need to summon China as a pretext; moreover, the characters speak and behave like perfectly typical French petits bourgeois."

French first edition, translated from German, rare.
Contemporary full brown speckled sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with 5 stamps and roulettes in place of raised bands. Roulette border on boards. Traces of rubbing. Good copy, very fresh.
Besides the history of the gypsies and their origin, portrayal of their customs and traditions. Grellmann was the first to have the intuition to locate the origin of the gypsies in India, which later studies would confirm.

First edition. Illustrated with 2 folding frontispieces representing a view of Cronenbourg castle and one of Copenhagen. Translated from English by Bertin. The original English edition dates from 1805.
Half brown shagreen cloth binding. Smooth spine with cold fillets and gilt titles. Fine copies.
Travel account in the northern countries of Europe which were then little known to the English. The author, sir John Carr (1772-1832) dwells on the customs and traditions of the natives and blends picturesque and historical anecdotes into his narrative.