Author: Peter Beckford
Title: Familiar Letters from Italy, to a Friend in England
Description: Salisbury, J. Easton, 1805. First edition. Leather. Peter Beckford's letters written during a 1780s trip to Italy, vividly detailed letters beautifully describing eighteenth century Italy. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.Half-title present to Volume I.One leaf errata to the rear of Volume II.The letters of Peter Beckford, written during a trip to Italy. Most of the letters were written in 1787, before the French invasion of Italy. Beckford undertook this trip with his family, due to his wife's deteriorating health.A fascinating and vivid travel work.Beckford was the cousin of William Beckford, the noted Gothic author.An ex-institutional copy from Nottingham Public Library, rebound in a library binding, with their blind stamp to the title pages. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and rubbing. Minor bumping to the extremities. Remnants of library labels to the recto to the front endpapers, and library ink to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just some odd spots. Small chip to the preface of Volume I. Library ink to the reverse of the title pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
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Title: Familiar Letters from Italy, to a Friend in England
Description: Salisbury, J. Easton, 1805. First edition. Leather. Peter Beckford's letters written during a 1780s trip to Italy, vividly detailed letters beautifully describing eighteenth century Italy. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.Half-title present to Volume I.One leaf errata to the rear of Volume II.The letters of Peter Beckford, written during a trip to Italy. Most of the letters were written in 1787, before the French invasion of Italy. Beckford undertook this trip with his family, due to his wife's deteriorating health.A fascinating and vivid travel work.Beckford was the cousin of William Beckford, the noted Gothic author.An ex-institutional copy from Nottingham Public Library, rebound in a library binding, with their blind stamp to the title pages. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and rubbing. Minor bumping to the extremities. Remnants of library labels to the recto to the front endpapers, and library ink to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just some odd spots. Small chip to the preface of Volume I. Library ink to the reverse of the title pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .
Keywords: Familiar Letters From Italy, to a Friend in England peter beckford italy letters peter beckford europe wiliam beckford None
Price: GBP 480.00 = appr. US$ 685.43 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 761P55
- Book number: 761P55
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