The Age of the Grand Tour: "Containing Sketches of the Manners, Society and Customs of France, Flanders, the United Provinces, Germany, Switzerland and Italy... by Burgess, Anthony, And Haskell, Francis - 1967

London: Paul Elek, 1967. Cloth, 137 pages, illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, portraits; 35 x 49 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket faded & worn at extremities. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Containing sketches of the manners, society and customs of France, Flanders, the United Provinces, Germany, Switzerland and Italy in the letters, journals and writings of the most celebrated voyagers between the years 1720-1820; with descriptions of the most illustrious antiquities and curiosities in these countries, together with the story of such traffic by Anthony Burgess and an appreciation of the art of Europe in the eighteenth century by Francis Haskell.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Oblong.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1967. Hardcover. Oblong Folio; pp 136; VG-/G; ivory spine with black text; dust jacket shows mild wear to exterior; minor wear to edges; cloth has slight sunfading to exterior; light wear to spine edges; slightly splayed boards; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; pictorial endpapers; profusely illustrated; tight binding; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1314951. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Paul Elek, 1967. Full title: "THE AGE OF THE GRAND TOUR containing sketches of the manners, society and customs of France, Flanders, The United Provinces, Germany, Switzerland and Italy in the letters, journals and writings of the most celebrated voyagers between the years 1720 and 1820, with descriptions of the most illustrious antiquities and curiousities in these countries, together with the story of such traffic by Anthony Burgess and an appreciation of the art of Europe in the Eighteenth Century by Francis Haskell. And in addition decorated with a great variety of engravings, paintings, watercolours and drawings gathered especially for this particular work." Oblong elephant folio measuring 13.5 by 19 inches. Mustard cloth covers with grey cloth spine. Prior owner name and date to the front free endpaper else the book is in bright and fine condition. The potentially fragile pictorial dust jacket is in surprisingly good condition, considering the size and weight of the book,… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. 1967. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket. Elephant folio. No edition stated. Book is in fine condition. Jacket is in near fine condition; there is a tiny tear to top corner, edges are lightly rubbed, and one corner is bumped. Not price-clipped. 137 pp. .