Lot n° 88
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BRYDONE (Patrick). Voyage en Sicile et à Malthe (sic = Malta - Lot 88
BRYDONE (Patrick). Voyage en Sicile et à Malthe (sic = Malta). A Amsterdam, A Paris, chez Pissot, Panckoucke, 1775. 2 vols. in-8, XVI-419 p. + [2] f., 400 p., [2] f., contemporary marbled havana calf, smooth spine, red titles and greeces, gilt fleurons and fillets, gilt fillet at the edges, marbled edges (slight rubbing, 1 corner dull; scattered spotting).
First edition of the translation.
Written in the form of letters to Beckford, the account of Brydone's voyage contains a very interesting section on Mount Etna.
Repeated bookplates: Charles-François-Christian Montmorency-Luxembourg (1713-1787), military, Prince de Tingry, Duc de Beaumont, Chevalier de Saint-Esprit; R.N.
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