[Rarebooks] FS: TRAVELS OF ANACHARSIS

[Kaaterskill Books]

We offer for Sale:

Barthelemy, J.-J. (Jean-Jacques); Barbie du Bocage, Jean Denis. 
TRAVELS OF ANACHARSIS THE YOUNGER  IN GREECE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE 
FOURTH CENTURY BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN AERA [ERA]  BY THE ABBE 
BARTHELEMY [SEVEN VOLUMES]. TR. FROM THE FRENCH. IN SIX VOLUMES; AND 
A  SEVENTH, IN QUARTO, CONTAINING MAPS, PLANS, VIEWS, AND COINS, 
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE  GEOGRAPHY AND ANTIQUITIES OF ANCIENT GREECE. 
WITH MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF J.J.  BARTHELEMY, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF, AND 
EMBELLISHED WITH HIS PORTRAIT.  Beaumont, William, translator. 
London: Printed for C. and J. Rivington..., 1825. Illus. with 39 
plates, mostly maps, 11 hand-colored in outline, many double or 
folding. 8vo.; 4to. Full polished calf ruled in gilt, five raised 
bands, gilt decorated  compartments, morocco spine labels, one in 
black, one in brown.  The 6th ed.: carefully rev., cor., and enl., by 
the last improved Paris ed. prepared for the press by  the author.

Jean-Jacques Barthelemy (1716-1795) spent nearly 30 years writing his 
"Voyage du  Jeune Anacharsis en Grece" (1788), perhaps the first work 
of historical fiction, recounting the  imaginary travels of 
Anacharis, a young Scythian, to 4th century B.C. Greece during the 
rule of  Philip of Macedonia. Certainly a major contributor to the 
rise of Philhellenism and the struggle  for Greek independence.

A very good set, spines rubbed occasionally brittle, small split at 
the  head of the rear joint on plate volume which has scuff marks on 
front and rear boards and a small  dark ink stain at rear edge, 
endpapers foxed, occasionally offset, rear five plates with old 
dampstain, foxing mainly to the margins, signature clipped removing 
small rectangle on top edge  of the first blanks, plates quite nice, 
leaves clean.    [31678]  $600.00


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Charles Kutcher
Kaaterskill Books
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East Jewett, NY 12424
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