Abbé Jérôme RICHARD
Description historique et critique de l'Italie, ou nouveaux mémoires sur l'état actuel de son gouvernement, des sciences, des arts, du commerce, de la population & de l'histoire naturelle
Chez François Des Ventes • Saillant|A Dijon • & à Paris 1766|10 x 17 cm|6 volumes reliés
First edition, illustrated with two folding maps of Italy.
Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 compartmentalized fleurons. Red morocco title and volume labels. Triple fillet frame on boards. Roulette on edges. Head caps of volumes I and IV partly torn; those of volumes V and VI worn. Tail caps of volumes I and IV worn. Upper joint of volume I partly cracked, of volume III at tail and of volume VI over the last three compartments at tail. Inverted leaves at end of table in volume IV. Despite this, satisfactory set with good general appearance.
The author does not merely provide an account of his personal journey to Italy, but aims to achieve a complete and most accurate descrip
Spine with raised bands decorated with 4 compartmentalized fleurons. Red morocco title and volume labels. Triple fillet frame on boards. Roulette on edges. Head caps of volumes I and IV partly torn; those of volumes V and VI worn. Tail caps of volumes I and IV worn. Upper joint of volume I partly cracked, of volume III at tail and of volume VI over the last three compartments at tail. Inverted leaves at end of table in volume IV. Despite this, satisfactory set with good general appearance.
The author does not merely provide an account of his personal journey to Italy, but aims to achieve a complete and most accurate descrip
€900