Fred aug wendeborn (1 Ergebnisse)
Weitere BilderVerlag: G. G. J. and J. Robinson, London 1791
- Hardcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes KönigreichRooke Books PBFA
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In den WarenkorbLeather. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The complete and very scarce two volume first edition of Wendeborn's English language translation of his discussion of England in the last decades of the 18th century. The very scarce first English language edition of German author Gebhard Friedrich August Wendeborn's discussion of Eng…land, which had previously been published in the original German. An English language translation was also published in Dublin in the same year as this London edition.Complete in two volumes.Wendeborn, a German Protestant minister who lived in London for over twenty years, offers a detailed and balanced portrait of late-18th-century English society, discussing politics, religion, arts, social customs, and the legal system.His intent was to correct idealized portrayals by of England by foreign observers.Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper of each volume, with errata leaf to the rear of volume I.ESTC T138192 In tree calf bindings, with gilt detailing to back strips. Rubbing and minor losses to back strip heads and tails. Front and rear joint of volume I, and front joint of volume II starting, with boards firmly held. Contemporary inscriptions to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, if a touch age toned due to paper type. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
