Author: SMOLLET, TOBIAS,
Title: Humphrij Klinker's reizen.
Description: The Hague ('s Graavenhaage), Johannes Mensert, 1779, 8vo., half leather binding with speckled paper, ribbed spine with goldtooling and title plate, viii+219+227(page 227 incorrectly numbered 127)+248 pp., worn binding with faded front and back and cracked hinges (the front hinge more so than the back), the bookblock is very solid with lovely soft paper without any stains, the book contains three volumes with an engraving in every volume. In the first and second volume the engraving is by Van Megen, in the third volume the engraving is by B. de Bakker. l Translated from English. William Thackeray called it "the most laughable story that has ever been written since the goodly art of novel-writing began." As a group of travellers visit places in England and Scotland, they provide through satire and wit a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene.

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