{"product_id":"a-sketch-of-a-tour-on-the-continent-by-james-edward-smith-1807","title":"A Sketch of a Tour on the Continent, by James Edward Smith, 1807","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"910\" data-start=\"259\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"109\" data-start=\"72\"\u003eA Sketch of a Tour on the Continent\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJames Edward Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is an engaging early nineteenth-century travel account, first published in 1793 and presented here in its expanded second edition of 1807. Based on Smith’s journeys through France, Switzerland, Italy and the Low Countries, the work combines personal observation with scientific and cultural commentary, reflecting the author’s interests as both a traveller and a naturalist. Written in an accessible and often lively style, it offers a valuable snapshot of European life, landscapes and intellectual culture in the years following the Enlightenment, and stands as a notable example of British travel writing of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"910\" data-start=\"259\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Sketch of a Tour on the Continent, by James Edward Smith, M.D.F.R.S. In Three Volumes (complete). Second Edition with Additions and Corrections.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1174\" data-start=\"912\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePrinted for Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London, 1807. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1677\" data-start=\"1176\"\u003eA good full tree calf leather hardbacks with gilt tooled spine and black morocco labels to spine. Covers rubbed and scuffed, and joints are rubbed, but all soundly bound. With wear to spines and inner hinge of volume I with some mild cracking to endpapers. Previous owner's name of \"Mrs Brown\" in pencil to top margins of first page of introductory sections\/contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1850\" data-start=\"1679\"\u003eText is bright and clear throughout with only very occasional light scattered spotting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1868\" data-start=\"1852\"\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2068\" data-start=\"1870\"\u003eVol I: xxxi + 372pp; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2068\" data-start=\"1870\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol I: iv + 445pp; and; \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2068\" data-start=\"1870\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVol I: iv + 368pp + 373-376pp Publisher's list (as numbered). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2133\" data-start=\"2070\"\u003eDimensions: each volume approx 215mm high x 136mm wide x 32mm deep.\u003cbr data-end=\"2105\" data-start=\"2102\"\u003eWeight: approx 1.72kg (unpacked)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55501162774913,"sku":"LAN10132","price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/ASketchofaTourontheContinent_byJamesEdwardSmith_1807IMG_4498.jpg?v=1775651623","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/a-sketch-of-a-tour-on-the-continent-by-james-edward-smith-1807","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}