Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
Etat : VeryGood. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Signed by Author(Unverified).
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Brit Books, Milton Keynes, Royaume-Uni
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Edité par Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom, Woodbridge, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Late-18th-century Scotland comes to life, from coaching inns and gig upsets to agriculture and Edinburgh society. Fascinating edition of the travels of two young sprigs of the French aristocracy in search of the secrets of British commercial, industrial and agricultural primacy reaches its climax in this delicious volume. a notable contribution to the topographical and social history of Britain on the eve of the French revolution. COUNTRY LIFE [Richard Ollard] The most satisfying book I read in 2002. Connoisseurs of 18th-century travel books will be enraptured by this diary of a visit to Scotland by a young man from the great French family of Rochefoucauld and his Polish tutor. The diary has been translated, edited and annotated by our leading regional historian, and providesan enormous amount of fascinating detail about Scotland in the first phase of the Industrial Revolution. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH [Paul Johnson] In Norman Scarfe's two earlier books of their travels, Francois and Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld, with their companion, Maximilien Lazowski, have earned their place among the most perceptive and lively commentators on late 18th-century Britain. In this third book, Alexandre and Lazowski tackle a tougher itinerary, seeing for themselves Improved farming from the Fens to the Moray Firth and back via Armagh, Dublin and North Wales, with deviations into Improved industry and trade, as at Rotherham and Paisley; Improved hospitals (notably Dr Hunter's at York); and more picturesque sights such as Fountains Abbey, Edinburgh, the fifty-foot Foyers Fall near Inverness, the Boyne valley and Llansannan. In Edinburgh they dined with Adam Smith. In the infertile Highlands, they were moved by the Highlanders, only lately permitted back into their plaids and kilts: "all their customs at stake, they faced being a former people". Through Scarfe's well-attuned translation, we see these French adventurers for ourselves: the variable hospitality of the inns ("every magnificence" in Edinburgh; "a dreadful inn" - with compensations - at Old Meldrum); and the terrifying treachery of Loch Etive. NORMAN SCARFE's twoprevious volumes of La Rochefoucauld travels are A Frenchman's Year in Suffolk and Innocent Espionage, 1785. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Devils in the Detail Ltd, Oxford, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION ? VERY GOOD light wear and discolouration to jacket, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy with a clean and unmarked text and in a well preserved pictorial dust jacket, b&w illustrations, xxiv + 276pp.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : New.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Edité par Woodbridge: The Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Edition originale
1st edition. Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld with his companion Maximilien Lazowski, see for themselves "Improved farming from the Fens to the Moray Firth and back via Armagh, Dublin and North Wales, with deviations into Improved industry and trade, as at Rotherham and Paisley; Improved hospitals (notably Dr Hunter's at York); and more picturesque sights such as Fountains Abbey, Edinburgh, the fifty-foot Foyers Fall near Inverness, the Boyne valley and Llansannan. In Edinburgh they dined with Adam Smith." Pp.xxiv/276, frontispiece and title page illustrations + 71 further black & white illustrations + 2 maps. Blue cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
HRD. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Brook Bookstore, Milano, MI, Italie
Etat : new.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. In.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
Etat : New. 2001. Annotated. Hardcover. . . . . .
Edité par Boydell Pr, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Revaluation Books, Exeter, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. annotated edition. 300 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New.
Edité par Boydell & Brewer Ltd, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Royaume-Uni
Hardback. Etat : New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.
Edité par Boydell Press, [Woodbridge], [2001], 2001
Vendeur : Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale Signé
8vo., First Edition, with illustrations and maps in the text; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustywrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON HALF-TITLE. 'Among the most perceptive and lively commentators on late eighteenth century England', La Rochefoucauld and Lazowski travel through Scotland, Ireland and North Wales, and visit industrial centres including Rotherham , Paisley and York.
Edité par The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2001, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale Signé
Etat : Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Dust jacket. Signed by the Author. Fine in dust jacket.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Royaume-Uni
Etat : As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Edité par Boydell Press, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. 2001. Annotated. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Edité par The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2001, 2001
ISBN 10 : 0851158439 ISBN 13 : 9780851158433
Vendeur : ROBIN SUMMERS BOOKS LTD, Aldeburgh, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale Signé
Etat : Fine. First edition. Hardback. Signed presentation copy from the author. A fine copy in very good indeed dust jacket.