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 the interest, government, riches, force, &c. of all the Princes. With introductions 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.
Richard Lassels (1603?-1668)
Category
Books
Date
1670
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048816
Summary
Bibliographic description
[46],251,[3],447[i.e. 435],[9]p. . 12mo.. Identified in 1768 catalogue: C.9 (amended in a later hand: '3rd sh. Over ye door'.) Imperfect: wanting blank leaf after p. 251.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819).. Binding: Calf; bind ruled and tooled; paper spine label missing; edges marbled.
Makers and roles
Richard Lassels (1603?-1668) Simon Wilson (fl.1670)