Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary , Switzerland, Italy and Lorrain . . . (4 vols; 1756-7)

\". . . Giving a true and just description of the present state of those countries; their natural, literary and political history; manners, laws, commerce, manufactures, painting, sculpture, architecture, coins, antiquities, curiosities of art and nature, &c. Illustrated with [7] copper-plates [3 folding: see the images], engraved from drawings taken on the spot by John George Keysler, Fellow of the Royal Society in London\"

The second German edition was prepared because of \"the many errors in the first edition\" and the reviser made some omissions and additions.

The volumes substantially postdate the 98 original letters written by Keysler between 1729 and 1731, on which the volumes are based.

The books are in their original full-bound brown calf with decorated spines, marbled endpapers and marbled page edges, gilt lettered on red-and-black morocco spine labels, which are all rubbed, with one badly worn. The sewing of all four book-blocks remains sound. The contents are complete, unmarked and in generally very good condition with foxing limited to a few rear leaves of each volume. The first three leaves of Vol 1 are creased. There are the same contemporary ownership initials and year (1763) on the fly-leaves of Vols 1 and 2. The hinges are worn and three of the covers are detached (but present). Relatively little work will be required to restore the set to its original beauty.

Vol 1. Frontispiece + xx + 520 pp. Letters 1-46, mainly Switzerland and Italy.

Vol 2. vi + 507 pp. Letters 47-60, Italy, including the Vatican.

Vol 3. vi + 395 pp. Letters 61-79, Italy.

Vol 4. vi + 290 pp of text + 77 pp of appendixes + 8 pp of index. Letters 80-96, mainly Germany and France.