Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Didot Jeune, an VII (1799). 7 vol. grand in-4o (32 x 25 cm), one atlas in-4o (28 x 22 cm) by Jean-Denis Barbié, called Barbié du Bocage (1760-1825), xlii untrimmed pp and 26 double-pages copper engraved maps (1789, 2nd edition). This fourth edition is partly original, the most complete and the last before its author's death. Original. hard red paper binding with wear and a small loss, backs are worn, one is broken but the text is clean. Atlas original hard blue cover lacks its back, scarce light foxing. Imaginary travel of this Scythian sage Anacharsis in the 4th c., which was inspired by the author’s travel to Italy in 1755. Reedited several times, one of the most popular books of the XIXe c. Brunet I, 674 (belle édition), Laffont-Bompiani, Dictionnaire des œuvres, IV, 720.
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