A view of society and manners in France, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy : with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. / Written by John Moore, M.D. during his travels through those countries, with His Grace, the present Duke of Hamilton. ; [Three lines of verse from Horace translated by Francis] ; The first volume.
| Author/creator | Moore, John |
| Other author | Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832. |
| Other author | Hamilton, Douglas Hamilton, Duke of, 1756-1799, dedicatee. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXXIII. [1783] |
| Description | viii, 1 unnumbered page, 10-281 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 21 cm (8vo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 18036. ^A478749 |
| General note | Dedicated to Douglas, Duke of Hamilton. |
| General note | Issued in three numbers, the second and third with half-titles. With a note at the end of the third number: "The end of the second volume. According to the London edition; being the completion of Moore's elegant travels through France, Switzerland, and Germany. Number first--price one dollar, of Moore's elegant travels through Italy, will be published about three weeks from this date. ..." |
| General note | "Translation from the Italian of Ariosto's Description of the Gardens in Alcina's Inchanted [sic] Island."--p. [195]. Translated by Philip Freneau; see BAL. |
| General note | The first and third numbers include bookseller's advertisements. |
| References | Evans 18036 |
| References | BAL 6427 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4321 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 18036). |
| Genre/form | Travel literature. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |