Recollections of Italy, England and America, with essays on various subjects, in morals and literature

Author: Chateaubriand, F[rancois] A[uguste] [Vicomte] de
Title: Recollections of Italy, England and America, with essays on various subjects, in morals and literature
Publication: London: Henry Colburn, Public Library, Conduit Street, Hanover Square, 1815

Description: First edition in English, 8vo, 2 volumes, pp. xii, 258; [4], 314, [2] ads; a very good, sound and pleasing copy in original drab boards, printed paper labels on spines. Enthusiastic account of Rome and Naples, with much on Vesuvius, written by the Comte during his visit to Italy in 1803. The sections on America, dealing largely with the native Americans, occupy the last third of volume I. Chateaubriand, a member of the royal court, fled France in 1790 and traveled to America to seek refuge in the French émigré communities of Philadelphia and Canada. Afterwards he returned to Europe and lived in England and Italy. An American edition appeared in 1816 and another in England in 1828 under the title of Travels in America and Italy. Howes C326: "Sketches maritime discovery from the earliest time to Bering, Vancouver, Mackenzie, Lewis and Clark, Pike and Schoolcraft." Sabin 12270.

Seller ID: 66575

Subject: Americana, English Literature, Travel



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