Author: Anonymous
Title: A Picture of Lisbon, Taken on the Spot; Being a Description, Moral, CIVIL, Political, Physical, and Religious, of That Capital, with Sketches of the Government, Character, and Manners of the Portuguese in General
Description: London, Henry Colburn, 1811. Cloth. A very scarce second edition of this interesting travel work looking at Lisbon. A very scarce work. The second edition of this work. A fascinating travel work, looking at Lisbon at the turn of the nineteenth century. Discussing the city's politics, religion, and scenery, as well as looking at the people in the town, and at the rebuilding of the city that took place after an earthquake in 1755. Written anonymously. In a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, sound. Cloth to the joints is lifting, with cracks to the joints. Light discolouration and marking to the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's illustration to the verso to the rear endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the very occasional light spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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