THE IDLER IN ITALY. By the Countess of Blessington. Second Edition. 1839-1840.

Published by Henry Colburn, Great Marlborough Street, London, 1839

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Testo inglese. Opera completa in tre volumi. Cm.20,3x12. Pg.XII, 364, (8); X, 358; Iv, 324, 16. Legature coeve in piena tela, leggermente consunte e scolorite. Titoli in oro ai dorsi e impressioni a secco ai piatti. Il primo volume fa riferimento al viaggio attraverso la Francia, la Svizzera e l'Austria, fino all'Italia, con capitoli dedicati a Calais, St.Germain-en-Laye, Paris, Fontainbleau, Geneva, Lausanne, Berne, Haden, Zurich, Schaufhausen, Lucerne, Secheron, Lyons, Vienne, Grenoble, St.Marcellin, Valence, Montelimart, Orange, Avignon, Aix, Marseilles, Toulon, Frejus, Cannes, Nice, Mentone, ed infine Ventimiglia, Oneglia, Noli, Voltri, Genova e Lucca. Il secondo volume tratta di Firenze, Siena, Radicofani, Roma, Terracina, Mola di Gaeta e Napoli; il terzo ancora di Roma e Terni, Spoleto, Loreto, Ancona, Ravenna, Ferrara, Padova, Venezia, Vicenza, Verona, Desenzano, Milano, Arona, Laveno, Bologna, Modena, Parma, Piacenza e ancora Genova. Ex libris Marianne Hudson. Seconda edizione, dello stesso anno della prima, di un resoconto in cui si raccolgono le memorie del soggiorno nell'Italia centro - settentrionale, a partire dal 1822, della scrittrice irlandese Marguerite Power Farmer Gardiner, Contessa di Blessington (Clonmel, 1 settembre 1789 ? Parigi, 4 giugno 1849). Fu in tale periodo che, attraverso numerosi incontri con George Byron, raccolse il materiale per il suo libro "Conversations with Lord Byron", pubblicato nel 1834. Nel 1841 dette alle stampe anche "The Idler in France". > Matoff, "Marguerite, Countess of Blessington: The Turbulent Life of a Salonnière and Author", 37, "Lady Blessington used her time to enrich her knowledge of antiquity with visits to churches, palaces, and galleries". 1400 gr. …

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Title
THE IDLER IN ITALY. By the Countess of Blessington. Second Edition. 1839-1840.
Author
GARDINER Marguerite.
Publisher
Henry Colburn, Great Marlborough Street, London
Publication year
1839
Condition
Discreto
Binding
Copertina rigida

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