Author: COXE, William (1747-1828):
Title: Sketches of the Natural, Civil, and political State of Swisserland; in a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq; from William Coxe, M.A. Fellow of the King's College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough. The second edition.
Description: London, Printed for J. Dodsley, 1780, gr. in-8vo, VIII + 474 p. + 1 leaf 'Postscript', untrimmed, contemporary h-calf, spine with special oval gilt vign. of a 'bird in a tree', red marocco title piece, top of spine a bit touched. ¶ Rare second edition, curiously only mentioned by Perret's valuable 'Guide sur la montagne' somewhere lost in the notice of the first French edition of 1781! Postscript notice: The principal writers upon whose authority based ...are: Guillimann, de rebus Helvetiorum, Stanyan's Account of Switzerland, Dictionnaire de la Suisse etc... And from the contents: The Canton of Fribourg, entiry catholic has 60.000 souls, and it is computed that, in proportion to its size, none of the other cantons have so many troops in that service (France). For English readers, it is still a pleasure to read a well written account of late 18th century Switzerland, seen through the eyes of an English traveller. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage. de Beer, Early travellers S. 133 ff; Haller I,753; Studer, Geogr. S. 523 ff.; Waeber 38; Perret 1159.

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