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* 67. GUYS (Pierre-Augustin). A literary journey through Gre - Lot 67
* 67. GUYS (Pierre-Augustin). A literary journey through Greece, or letters on the ancient and modern Greeks, with a parallel of their morals. Paris, Veuve Duchesne, 1771. 2 volumes in-12, xvi, 420 p. ; 244 p., marbled tan basane with smooth spine.
First edition of this work by the traveller and merchant from Marseille Pierre-Augustin Guys (1721-1799) which was very successful because of its literary qualities and erudition. Voltaire considered it a classic of its kind and Raynal as the best work "out of the Province".
Bindings rubbed with leather tears.
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