Tornézy - Bergeret et Fragonard. Journal Inédit d'un Voyage en Italie 1773-1774 - 1895
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Tornézy’s Bergeret et Fragonard. Journal Inédit d'un Voyage en Italie 1773-1774 is a first illustrated edition published in 1895 by May et Motteroz in Paris, in French, original language, hardback, 438 pages, measuring 26 by 17 cm, with good overall condition.
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Very rare first edition of this journey made in 1773-1774 to Savona, Sanremo, Genoa, Pisa, Florence, Venice, Padua, Bologna, Rome and Naples by the Treasurer of France and by the celebrated French painter Honoré Fragonard. The text, drawn from an unpublished manuscript and published here for the first time, is rich in annotations, curiosities, descriptions, and popular traditions of the various localities. See Doria, Foreign Travelers to Naples: “edition unobtainable.”
M. A. Tornézy, Bergeret et Fragonard. Journal inédit d'un voyage en Italie 1773-1774 précédé d'une étude, Paris, May et Motteroz, 1895.
PP.: (IV), 431, (III). COMPLETE with the text and the three plates text-run outside the main text, but the plate in the frontispiece is missing.
Copy still in rough state with a, generally, very good condition pages. Inside also present are the original editorial wrappers with slight wear.
Twentieth-century binding in blue half-leather with gilt title on the spine label, very well preserved. White endpapers.
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I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
Translated by Google TranslateVery rare first edition of this journey made in 1773-1774 to Savona, Sanremo, Genoa, Pisa, Florence, Venice, Padua, Bologna, Rome and Naples by the Treasurer of France and by the celebrated French painter Honoré Fragonard. The text, drawn from an unpublished manuscript and published here for the first time, is rich in annotations, curiosities, descriptions, and popular traditions of the various localities. See Doria, Foreign Travelers to Naples: “edition unobtainable.”
M. A. Tornézy, Bergeret et Fragonard. Journal inédit d'un voyage en Italie 1773-1774 précédé d'une étude, Paris, May et Motteroz, 1895.
PP.: (IV), 431, (III). COMPLETE with the text and the three plates text-run outside the main text, but the plate in the frontispiece is missing.
Copy still in rough state with a, generally, very good condition pages. Inside also present are the original editorial wrappers with slight wear.
Twentieth-century binding in blue half-leather with gilt title on the spine label, very well preserved. White endpapers.
Seller's Story
I am always interested in purchasing individual works and/or entire libraries to help my bibliophile clients enrich their collections with rare and valuable pieces.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Anthropology, Geography, Sociology, Travels
Book title
Bergeret et Fragonard. Journal Inédit d'un Voyage en Italie 1773-1774
Author/ Illustrator
Tornézy
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1895
Height
26 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Width
17 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
May et Motteroz; Paris
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Tipped in plates
Number of pages
438
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