Abbé Barthélemy - Reise des jüngern Anacharsis nach Griechenland - 1793
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Description from the seller
Complete 7-volume set of:
“Reise des jüngern Anacharsis durch Griechenland”
(“Journey of the Younger Anacharsis Through Greece”)
by Abbé Barthélemy
German translation by Bibliothekar Biester
Published in Berlin, F. T. Lagarde, 1792–1793
Wohlfeilere Ausgabe (affordable edition).
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Description
A complete set of seven volumes of the German translation of Abbé Barthélemy’s famous historical-philosophical travel novel Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce.
This is the “Neue wohlfeilere Ausgabe”, the less expensive contemporary edition issued by Lagarde in Berlin between 1792 and 1793.
Contrary to the first deluxe editions, the “wohlfeilere Ausgabe” was often issued without copper engravings, and this set is in the original state as published, with no plates ever bound in. There are no signs of removal, no cut leaves, and the binding structure is clean and complete.
The work was one of the most influential historical reconstructions of ancient Greece in the late 18th century and became a classic in the intellectual circles of Europe.
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Bibliographic details
Author: Abbé Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
Translator: Friedrich Biester
Title: Reise des jüngern Anacharsis durch Griechenland, viertehalbhundert Jahr vor der gewöhnlichen Zeitrechnung
Publisher: F. T. Lagarde
Place: Berlin
Years: 1792–1793
Volumes: 7 (complete)
Edition: Neue wohlfeilere Ausgabe (contemporary affordable edition)
Format: 8vo, contemporary marbled boards with red gilt spine labels
Illustrations: None (as issued; no traces of removed plates)
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Condition
Bindings: Original late-18th-century marbled boards; rubbed, worn edges; spine labels partly damaged.
Text: Generally clean, age-toned, occasional spotting.
No plates missing – this edition was published without copper engravings.
Solid and complete throughout.
Old ownership inscription ("Hiller") on endpaper.
A sound and complete example of this scarce 18th-century Berlin edition.
Please check all photos for detailed condition
Complete 7-volume set of:
“Reise des jüngern Anacharsis durch Griechenland”
(“Journey of the Younger Anacharsis Through Greece”)
by Abbé Barthélemy
German translation by Bibliothekar Biester
Published in Berlin, F. T. Lagarde, 1792–1793
Wohlfeilere Ausgabe (affordable edition).
---
Description
A complete set of seven volumes of the German translation of Abbé Barthélemy’s famous historical-philosophical travel novel Voyage du jeune Anacharsis en Grèce.
This is the “Neue wohlfeilere Ausgabe”, the less expensive contemporary edition issued by Lagarde in Berlin between 1792 and 1793.
Contrary to the first deluxe editions, the “wohlfeilere Ausgabe” was often issued without copper engravings, and this set is in the original state as published, with no plates ever bound in. There are no signs of removal, no cut leaves, and the binding structure is clean and complete.
The work was one of the most influential historical reconstructions of ancient Greece in the late 18th century and became a classic in the intellectual circles of Europe.
---
Bibliographic details
Author: Abbé Jean-Jacques Barthélemy
Translator: Friedrich Biester
Title: Reise des jüngern Anacharsis durch Griechenland, viertehalbhundert Jahr vor der gewöhnlichen Zeitrechnung
Publisher: F. T. Lagarde
Place: Berlin
Years: 1792–1793
Volumes: 7 (complete)
Edition: Neue wohlfeilere Ausgabe (contemporary affordable edition)
Format: 8vo, contemporary marbled boards with red gilt spine labels
Illustrations: None (as issued; no traces of removed plates)
---
Condition
Bindings: Original late-18th-century marbled boards; rubbed, worn edges; spine labels partly damaged.
Text: Generally clean, age-toned, occasional spotting.
No plates missing – this edition was published without copper engravings.
Solid and complete throughout.
Old ownership inscription ("Hiller") on endpaper.
A sound and complete example of this scarce 18th-century Berlin edition.
Please check all photos for detailed condition
Details
Number of Books
7
Subject
History, Literature, Travels
Book Title
Reise des jüngern Anacharsis nach Griechenland
Author/ Illustrator
Abbé Barthélemy
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1793
Height
21 cm
Edition
Other edition, Translated edition
Width
13 cm
Language
German
Original language
No
Publisher
G. F. Lagarde
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
264
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