Full Leather
1790 · Dublin
by Chevalier De Bourgoanne
Dublin: By William Porter for P. Byrne and W. Jones, 1790. Full Leather. Very Good. Octavo. First Dublin Edition. TWO VOLUMES. Containing a new, accurate, and comprehensive view of the present state of that country to which are added copious extracts from the essays on Spain of M. Peyron, in two volumes translated from the French, half-titles, viii, 386pp., 431, [x]pp. index, large folding map. Bound in full contemporary tree calf, red morocco spine label gilt; light chipping to spine ends, previous owner's attractive bookplate, internally clean and bright. While many author's have traveled through and written on the subject of Spain, this author take's the reader through a more in depth look at the people, customs, food, laws and punishments, along with much on the state of Spain and the American trade. A very good copy.
(Inventory #: 2123)