BRYDONE Patrick - DEMEUNIER Jean. VOYAGE EN SICILE ET A MALTHE. Translated from the English
from M. Brydone by M. Demeunier. A AMSTERDAM & est trouve A PARIS, chez PISSOT &
PANCKOUCKE, 1775. Two volumes, in-8, of XVI pp., 419 pp. - (2) ff. 400 pp. and (2) ff.
marbled calf. 5-rib spine with red morocco title and gilded fleurons.
red morocco, gilt fillet on the edges, speckled edges. A fine copy.
First edition of the translation. Written in the form of letters addressed to Beckford, the account of Brydone's voyage contains
a very interesting section on Mount Etna.
In addition to being a faithful and classic description of a voyage (customs, monuments), it contains some remarkable scientific
the observation of a comet, Etna (the description of Etna is very consistent) and Stromboli.
Stromboli.
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