Author: J. J. Barthelemy
Title: Voyage Du Jeune Anacharsis En Grece Vers le Milieu Du Quatrieme Siecle Avant L&Apos;Ere Vulgaire
Description: Paris, Mame , 1810. Leather. A six volume set of works on the fictional voyage of Anacharsis, bound in full tree calf. Six volumes. Lacking two volumes. Bound in full tree calf with gilt details and straight grain morocco spine labels. This six volume set features the fictional work 'Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece' written by Jean-Jacques Barthelemy. The work describes the imaginary journeys of a real Scythian named Anacharsis, through the form of a travel journal. This work is considered to be one of the first historical novels. Bound in full tree calf. Externally generally smart with fading to the spines, bumping to the extremities, rubbing to the extremities, boards and joints, marks to the boards and small closed tears to the joints to volumes one, two, seven and four. Front hinge starting after front blank to 'Volume Six&apos. Occasional discolouration to endpapers. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned pages with occasional spotting and marks, and tidemarks to 'Volume Two&apos. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Voyages Travel J. J. Barthelemy Leather binding Travel Greece Fiction None


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