L'été du nord, ou voyage autour de la Baltique par le Danemark, la suède, la Russie et partie de l'Allemagne dans l'année 1804

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.