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an old book that is sitting on top of a tablean open book with a picture of a castle on itan old brown book with a red cover sitting on a white surfacean open book with a black and white image of a man in a suitan old book sitting on top of a white tablean open book with a picture of a castle in the background
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182 - MONTAIGNE, Michel de and QUERLON, Anne-Gabriel Meunier de.
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Estimate €250 - €350
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MONTAIGNE, Michel de and QUERLON, Anne-Gabriel Meunier de. ‎Journal of Michel de Montaigne’s Journey to Italy via Switzerland and Germany. Rome & Paris, Le Jay, 1774. in-4 (28 x 20.5 cm), fawn calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with panels. Red edges. Contemporary binding. LIV-416 pp. Scuffs and scratches on the covers. First edition in quarto format, containing a fine portrait of Montaigne on the frontispiece, engraved by Augustin de Saint-Aubin. The original manuscript of the *Journal du voyage en Italie* was forgotten for nearly two centuries and was only rediscovered by Abbé Prunis in 1770. The Parisian publisher Le Jay entrusted the task of editing it to Anne-Gabriel Meunier de Querlon, curator of manuscripts at the Bibliothèque du Roi. The *Journal du voyage en Italie*, written in French and Italian, was kept during the journey undertaken by Montaigne immediately after the first edition of the *Essays*. The text is therefore full of serious passages, with numerous personal details and references to his illness. A very fine volume with pristine interior pages.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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