1792 TRAVELS TO GERMANY by RISBECK 3 VOLS antique Voyages en Allemagne w/ MAP

Voyages en Allemagne

by Risbeck


3 vols.


Paris, Regnault ; 1792.


With 1 engraved fold-out map and 2 engraved portraits.

IV, 313 pp.; 1 leaf, 297 pp.; 1 leaf, 327 pp.

Original leather bindings with title labels to the spines

- Holzmann-B. I, 7761. - 


First published anonymously in 1783 in Zurich under the title "Letters of a Traveling Frenchman about Germany" and soon after in further editions as well as translations into English and French.

A famous 'chronique scandaleuse' with interesting descriptions of the morals of major cities such as Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Prague, Hamburg, Vienna, etc.

Industry, poor relief, prostitution, literature, theater, and other topics are also covered in detail.

Some wear of the bindings, very good interior

 Slightly foxed, title leaves with some discoloration at the margins


Size: 5 by 7 1/4 inches

Text in French
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