[Rarebooks] FS: Sismondi, 4 vols, 1823, 1st Edition in English

[Michael John Thompson]

Offering:

SISMONDI, J.C.L. Simonde De; ROSCOE, Thomas (translator).

HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH OF EUROPE. Translated from 
the Original, With Notes, by Thomas Roscoe, Esq. In Four Volumes.

London: Printed for Henry Colburn and Co. 1823.

1st edition in English. Octavo, 4 volumes uniformly bound in contemporary 
half calf over marbled boards, the spines titled in gilt within ornamental 
borders, top edges gilt. Comprehensive and pioneering study of the history 
of the literature of the Troubadours, Chivalric Romances, Italian, Spanish 
and Portuguese Literature. Some mild foxing, bindings slightly scuffed at 
the edges but overall a very pleasing set in handsome period bindings.


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$150 US net, post extra



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