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ADDISON, Joseph (1672-1719): - Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. In the Years 1701, 1702, 1703.

London, Jacob Tonson, 1705, lg. in-8vo, 6 leaves + 534 p. + 5 leaves (index), with 1 engraved heading, some engr. illustrations in-text (several engraved coins or medals), a crisp copy, original calf, upper-joint starting. Fine copy. ¶ Frist edition, early round-trip trough Italy and Switzerland. 'At the Capucins (in the town of Fribourg ) I saw 'the Escargatoire...' (dans la ville de Fribourg, j'ai visité les Capucins avec leur Escargotoire). Zürich 'the handsomest town in Switzerland' etc. Early travel account which influenced the European roundtrips to Italy and Switzerland. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. Pine-Coffin 701-2: de Beer, Travellers in Switzerland, p. 26; REICHLER / RUFFIEUX, Le voyage en Suisse (1998), page 1571 (excists en de nombreuses rééditions (1718, 1726, 1733).
CHF 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 481.75 US$ 544.43 | £UK 410 | JP¥ 78902] Book number 93587

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