JEAN JACQUES BARTHELEMY - VOYAGE DU JEUNE ANACHARSIS EN GRECE
Paris, De Buree L’Aine, 1789-90. 7 volumes and atlas, vol. 1, 382 pp., vol. 2, 568 pp., vol. 3, 560 pp., vol. 4, 564 pp., vol. 5, 543 pp., vol. 6, 511 pp., vol. 7, 130 pp. 27 double pages and 3 folding maps, engravings and plans in vol. 8 atlas. 20.5x14 cm and the atlas 25x21 cm. In a completely leather binding, with ribbed spine, gilded lettering, and decorative patterns, restored in accordance with its period. Atabey 67, Blackmer 386.
BASED ON BARTHELEMY’S OWN TRAVELS, A TRAVEL DIARY AND EXAMINATIONS OF ANACHARSIS, A FICTITIOUS CHARACTER TRAVELING IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD IN 363 BC, EXTENDING FROM GREECE, THE AEGEAN ISLANDS, ISTANBUL, ANATOLIA, TO EGYPT...
Estimate: 1.000-1.430 USD