Buy this book on-line Matthews, Henry : The Diary of an Invalid: Being the Journal of a Tour in Pursuit of Health in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland and France in the Years 1817, 1818 and 1819; Two VolumesJohn Murray, London, England, 1822
Two volumes, complete. Dark blue full leather binding with gilt lettering on spine. Small gilt decorations on edges of covers. Five raised bands. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Marbling of endpapers and edges features colors of brown, white, red, blue, and yellow. 5" x 7 1/2." Vol. I: 296 pages, complete. Vol. II: 307 pages, complete. Former owner's signature in black ink in top margin of both title pages. Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Binding is tight. Pages slightly age-toned. Some wear to corners, edges, and front and back outer joints. Several light scratches to front and back. Very Good copies. An autobiographical account by Henry Matthews, an English author. A diary in book form. Matthews details his observations of the different places he visits on a tour for his health. Among the places he visits in Volume I are Lisbon, Pisa, Florence, Rome, and Naples. In Volume II, the places include Florence, Bologna, Venice, Milan, Lausanne, Bern, Lucerne, Geneva, Lyons, Nismes, Montpellier, Toulouse, Bourdeaux, Amboise, Paris, and Dieppe.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Matthews, Henry : The Diary of an Invalid: Being the Journal of a Tour in Pursuit of Health in Portugal, Italy, Switzerland and France in the Years 1817, 1818 and 1819; Two Volumes. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, libri rari, collectables, livres d'occasion and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |