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SALABERRY
VOYAGE A CONSTANTINOPLE,
EN ITALIE, ET AUX ILES DE L’ARCHIPEL, PAR L’ALLEMAGNE ET LA HONGRIE
SALABERRY, Charles-Marie d’Irumberry Comte De
Paris, 1799
Good copy. First edition of the account of this long journey begun in October 1790 and ended in Marseilles in November 1791. Beautiful copy, in an elegant binding of the time.
First edition. Chez Maradan, Paris, 1799. 331 p., 20.5×13 cm. In full leather binding of the period, with gilt writing and embossing on the spine. Atabey 607, Weber 625, Blackmer 863.
TRAVELOGUE IN FORM OF LETTERS OF CANADIAN SALABERRY, WHO TRAVELLED IN EUROPE AND OTTOMAN LANDS IN LATE 18TH CENTURY, DESCRIBING HIS OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES AND MAKING DEMOGRAPHIC COMPARISONS BETWEEN EUROPE AND OTTOMAN PROVINCES.
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