Travels from Vienna through Lower Hungary: With Some Remarks on the State of Vienna During the Congress in the Year 1814

Bright, Richard, M.D.

Verlag: Archibald Constable, Edinburgh, 1818

Beschreibung

4to. pp. xviii, 642, cii. 2 folding engraved maps & 10 engraved plates after drawings by the author. Recent half lfather binding of red morocco. Spine in sic compartments with raised bands, gilt titles. Marbled paper covers in a on-pareil swirl pattern. Uncut and largely unopened. Several pages in the middle and near the end have a noticeable dampstain affecting the upper outer corners. It is particularly significant on three of the engraved plates. There is foxing at pp. 63, 145 and 259. Pp. 273-276 have a closed repaired marginal tear, no loss. The two maps are in very good condition. The author initially set off to witness the closing stages of the Congress of Vienna in 1814. After observing European politics, Lower Hungary, with its unique culture and scenery, took his attention. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 17340

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Travels from Vienna through Lower Hungary: ...

Verlag: Archibald Constable, Edinburgh

Erscheinungsdatum: 1818

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First edition.