Switzerland; Or, A Journal of a Tour and Residence in that Country, in the Years 1817, 1818, and 1819: Followed by an Historical Sketch on the Manners and Customs of Ancient and Modern Helvetia, in which the Events of our own Time are Fully Detailed, Together with the Causes to which they may be referred.

SIMOND, L[ouis].

Published by LondonJohn Murray ., 1822

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FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. 2 vols. 8vo. (21 x 13.5 cm). pp.vii+588; [4, contents]+580. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, spines with hilt-decorated raised bands, contrasting green and red morocco labels, red sprinkled edges. Bookplates removed from front pastedown of each volume. Boards detached, spines becoming so, light spotting to endpapers and prelims, contents generally clean and crisp. Louis Simond left France during the Revolutionary period and spent twenty years in America before going to England where he resided from 1810-1811. He published an account of his residence in England in 1816 which was favourably received. The present work on Switzerland was first published in French the same year. Seller Inventory # 57706

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Title: Switzerland; Or, A Journal of a Tour and ...

Publisher: LondonJohn Murray .

Publication Date: 1822

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition