Description historique-géographique des Isles britanniques ou des royaumes d’Angleterre, d’Ecosse…

12mo (167 × 92 mm), pp. [4], xvi, 464, plus 4 folding maps (British Isles, England, Scotland and Ireland. Slight dampstain to upper margins of leaves towards the end (including the maps). Contemporary mottled sheep, gilt panelled spine, red edges. Early French manuscript ex libris. Slight chip to head of upper cover, but an appealing copy.

First edition, a pocket description of the British Isles, historical and geographical, but with reflections on British character and customs. ‘La Nation Angloise aime beaucoup les Spectacles surtout la Tragédie... Les Anglois n’ont la vivacité des François, ni la lenteure des peuples septrentrionaux... Les Femmes d’Angleterre sont maîtresses de leurs volontés & même de leurs caprices...’ It also appeared in the same year with a La Haye imprint.