Author: Fellowes, William Dorset.
Title: A Visit to the Monastry of la Trappe, in 1817: with Notes taken during a Tour through le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, le Bocage, Tourane, Orleanois, and the environs of Paris. 4th edition.
Description: London, Thomas M'Lean, 1823. XII,188 pp. 12 col. aquatints, 1 handcol. engr. plate & 2 b./w. engr. plts. Comtemp. blind stamped & gilt stamped full green leather binding. 8vo. - Back and corners restored with new leather (orig. spine preserved; modern endpapers); few spots.Interesting account of a visit by Captain William Dorset Fellowes to La Trappe Abbey, also known as La Grande Trappe, monastery in Soligny-la-Trappe, Orne, France. With charming and very decorative handcoloured plates. # Abbey, Travel, nr. 91.

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