‎Dora d'Istria:‎
‎Switzerland the Pioneer of the Reformation; or La Suisse allemande. By Madame la comtesse Dora d'Istria. Translated from the French and comprising the chapter suppressed by order of the Imperial government in the Parisian edition of the work by H. G. In 2 volumes.‎

‎London, A. Fullarton & Co., 1858, lg. in-8vo, frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I, folding facsimile frontispiece to vol. II. Together 2 volumes. Original brown clothbound decorated in blind, spine gilt. Fine.‎

Reference : 118050aaf


‎First edition in English. A very good, crisp set with dedication on first fly ‘Edward Watson sr. with kind regards of the translator’. in the second volume ‘Edward Watson (jr) from his affectionate father June 28, 1858’.The pseudonymous author Elena Mikhailovna (Koltsova Masalskaia Elena Mikhailovna Gihka Kniaginia), (1828-1888) was a Romanian princess, niece of the hospodar of Wallachia, and author of several volumes on women’s issues, ‘Des femmes, par une femme and Les femmes en Orient’ (dealing with the Balkans and Russia). And this one translated in French and German: La Suisse allemande et l'ascension du Moench. The first reputed ascent of the Mönch (published in the second volume p. 307-326).Récit d’un voyage en Suisse et particulièrement dans l’Oberland bernois, avec le récit de l’ascension du Mönch. L’édition anglaise contient un chapitre qui a été censuré par le gouvernement du Second Empire dans l’édition originale française. Peu courant (Perret). Perret 2331. Image disp.‎

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