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Verlag: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1929
- Hardcover
Anbieter: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, KanadaJ. W. Mah
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. (UK) First Thus Bookplate to back of the front cover, some foxing to preliminary pages and to page edges, some staining to upper corner page edges near the back of the book, faint light spotting to covers with minor moisture intrusion to lower cover edges, hinges solid, fold out map in excell…ent condition, Good only used copy; no Dj. 20 x 14 cm, navy cloth, lvi, 428pp. Frontis portrait of Young, fold-out map in red and black. Young was a British farmer who traveled extensively to learn about agricultural methods. His three trips to France give a first hand account of conditions in parts of France on the eve of the revolution. Young's book Travels (in France and Italy) was first published in a quarto volume with 3 maps, at Bury St. Edmunds in 1792. Part I deals with the events of his journeys; Part II consists of obsevations on French conditions. A Dublin edition in two octavo volumes appeared in 1793. A second edition in two quarto volumes was published in 1794. This copy is a reprint of the account of the French journeys from Part I of the first edition, together with a selection from the General Observations in Part II and Volume II of the second edition. (1.8 JM HOQ 101/3 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
