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(Grosley, Pierre-Jean). Londres. Ouvrage d’un François, augmenté dans cette édition des notes d’un Anglois. 3 vols.

III, 575 pp.; 462 pp.; 528 pp. 8vo. Contemp. red boards with ms. title on spine. – Neuchâtel, Société Typographique, 1770–1771.

Second edition, enlarged with the notes of an Englishman who has critically read the first edition, published in the year before. The French historian P.-J. Grosley travelled to England in spring 1765. He lived in London for only 6 weeks. – Schmidt 237. – Clean copy. Rare. – Best.-Nr. 22285