The voyage of Italy, or a compleat journey through Italy· In two parts. With the characters of the people, and the description of the chief towns, churches, monasteries, tombs, libraries, pallaces, villas, gardens, pictures, statues, and antiquities. As also of the interest, government, riches, force, &c. of all the Princes. With instructions concerning travel. By Richard Lassels, Gent. who travelled through Italy five times as tutor to several of the English nobility and gentry. Never before extant
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- Imprint
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Newly printed at Paris [i.e. London?] : and are to be sold in London, by John Starkey, at the Mitre in Fleet street near Temple-Barr, 1670.
- Added name
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S. W. (Simon Wilson), ed.
- Publication year
- 1670
- ESTC No.
- R233773
- Grub Street ID
- 105217
- Description
- [46], 251, [3], 192, 195-326, 337-447, [5] p. : ill. ; 12°.
- Note
- The imprint is false. "Compositorial practices (i.e. page-catchwords, signings with arabic numerals, e.g. Dd2, etc.) suggest book was printed in London rather than Paris"--TxU
Signatures: pi]6] a-b]1]2] B-L]1]2] 2A-2S]1]2] 2T]4. Another edition, printed on the continent, has signatures: pi]6] a]6] e]6] i1-5 A6-12 B-L]1]2] 2A-2N]1]2] 2O]6] 2P-2T]1]2] (-2T12) where all signings are with roman numerals
Part 1 has an added engraved title page (pi1v)
Leaf L12 is blank
Part 2 has separate dated title page, with imprint "Printed at Paris by Vincent du Moutier", pagination and register.
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- Signatures from TxU