Travels in Europe, for the use of Travellers on the Continent, and Likewise in the Island of Sicily
London: John Murray, 1832. Ex-Library Eighth edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (5) 699 (1)pp., 1 folding plan. Original brown pebbled cloth with gilt lettering and decor, blind-stamped ruling on cover, gilt lettering on spine, protected by modern mylar. Speckled edges. Considerably enlarged edition, with a folding plan of the Forum Romanum added. "The Author... visited almost every part of Italy... found the peasantry, mechanics, and tradesmen, well disposed towards their rulers, civil, orderly, and honest; insomuch that Travellers may, with safety, frequent the high roads, and likewise penetrate into the most secluded parts of the Alps and Apennine, without the slightest probability of being annoyed by popular tumults, or plundered by banditti." (Advertisements). Binding with light wear along edges, light bumps, covers lightly sunned along edges and lightly rubbed. Easton Neston Library sticker on inside front cover. Title page and endpapers with very light foxing. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #46286
Price: $450.00