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R[OSE]., W[illiam]. S[tewart].
Letters from the North of Italy. Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq.

Description:
pp. xi, (i), 339, (i); viii, 229, (i) Errata. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, both front boards detached and spines worn, complete with both half-titles, ex-libris Working Men's College, with book-plate and occasional marginal stamp, early signature of JOHN HORNER in each volume.

*Includes Letters on Malaria [Intermittent Fever] pp. 101-127- Data fom which to Form a Calculation respecting the Frequency of Intermittent Fevers in Vicenza, &c. pp. 192-196 - Extreme Misery of the Lower Orders in Italy - Italian Cards and Games - Variety of Character in the Italian Provinces Discernable in Their Kitchens - Palladian Architecture - Venetian Dialect [most of v.II relates to Venice].

John Murray. London.

Date Published: 1819. 2 volumes. 8vo.

Stock No. 60698

Price: £150.00

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