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164 - MARET, Hugues; BARETTY, Giuseppe and TALBERT, François-Xavie…
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Estimate €120 - €180
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MARET, Hugues; BARETTY, Giuseppe and TALBERT, François-Xavier. *Les Italiens* [with] *Eloge de Michel de Montagne* [with] *Mémoire*... Geneva, and available in Paris, published by J. P. Costard, 1773. – London, and available in Paris, published by Moutard, 1775. – Amiens, published by the widow Godard, 1772. In-12 (16 x 9 cm), contemporary marbled havana calf, ribbed spine decorated with panels, coat of arms stamped in the lower compartment (unidentified: a tower surmounted by a marquis’s crown). XII-320 pp. [the table of contents (pp. 321–322) bound between pp. VI and VII of the preface] – 146 pp. – 159 pp. Yellowed paper, a few wormholes. Provenance: Count of Sinéty (bookplate). A collection comprising three texts, including: the first French edition of ‘An Account of the Manners and Customs of Italy’, a work originally published in English in London in 1768. Baretti had written it to defend the culture and traditions of his native country against the criticisms and disparaging travel accounts of the British surgeon Samuel Sharp. Bound together with this is a eulogy by François-Xavier Talbert (1725–1805) to Michel de Montaigne (spelt ‘Montagne’); followed by a treatise by the Dijon physician Hugues Maret (1726–1786) demonstrating the impact of lifestyle habits and social behaviour on the health of the French population in the 18th century.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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