Letters Describing the Character and Customs of the English and French Nations : with a Curious Essay on Travelling; and a Criticism on Boileau's Description of Paris. Translated from the French

Muralt, Beat Louis De (1665-1749)

1726, Second Edition. London : Printed And Sold By Tho. Edlin, At The Prince's-Arms, Over-Against Exeter-Exchange, In The Strand, MDCCXXVI. [1726]. Previous owner's inscription. Boards panelled & tooled in blind. Very good in the original, full aniline calf. Professionally and period sympathetically re-backed with a red gilt-blocked label; very impressively finished. ; 312 pages; Physical desc. : viii, 312 p. ; 8°. Subject: Life skills - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - Manners and customs - France - Social life - 18th century - Early works to 1800. Translated from Beat Louis de Muralt's 'Lettres sur les Anglois et les Francois'. Item #134229

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