• Wishlist
  • Sign In
  • Register
  • Wishlist
    • Search
    Advanced Search
    Toggle Nav
    Basket
    • Compare Products
    By Henry Swinburne
    London   P. Elmsly
    12" by 9.5" [4], iv-xv [16], 2-427pp
    Illustrated throughout with folding maps and engraved plates, this is the first edition of Henry Swinburne's account of his travels through Spain in the late 18th century.
    By Henry Swinburne

    1779 Travels through Spain in the Years 1775 and 1776

    London   P. Elmsly
    12" by 9.5" [4], iv-xv [16], 2-427pp
    Illustrated throughout with folding maps and engraved plates, this is the first edition of Henry Swinburne's account of his travels through Spain in the late 18th century.
    £1,275.00
    : 2kgs / : 981F3
    Add to Wish List

    What Our Customers Say...

    see More testimonials
    main product photo

    Description

    First Edition, Folding Maps, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding

    The first edition of this work.

    Illustrated with a folding map frontispiece, and eighteen plates, including five folding plates. Collated, complete.

    Henry Swinburne presents an account of his journey through Spain, accompanied by Sir Thomas Gascoigne, on the eve of major political and social change.

    ESTC T88882

    With the stamp of Mortimer Rooke to the verso of the front free endpaper.

    Combining travel narrative with acute observation, Swinburne records the geography, art, architecture, customs, agriculture, and governance of the regions he visited, from Andalusia to Catalonia.

    Condition

    In a contemporary calf binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Significant rubbing to back strip and board perimeters, with minor losses to back strip head and tail. Joints starting, with rear board firmly held, and front board a touch tender. Stamp to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright.

    Good

    Delivery & payment

    We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details