Letters describing the character and customs of the English and French nations. With a curious essay on travelling. And a criticism on Boileau's description of Paris. By Mr. Muralt, ... The second edition. To which are now added, critical remarks on the whole work, by gentlemen of the English and French nations. With a complete index. Translated from the French.

All titles

• Letters describing the character and customs of the English and French nations. With a curious essay on travelling. And a criticism on Boileau's description of Paris. By Mr. Muralt, ... The second edition. To which are now added, critical remarks on the whole work, by gentlemen of the English and French nations. With a complete index. Translated from the French.
• Lettres sur les Anglois et les Franois. English

People / Organizations

• Béat Louis de Muralt (Author)
• Thomas Edlin ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed and sold by Tho. Edlin; and N. Prevost, 1726.

Publication year

1726-1726

ESTC No.

N19973

Grub Street ID

9395

Description

viii,[14],312,74,[8]p. ; 8⁰

Note

A translation of 'Lettres sur les Anglois et les Franois'.

'Criticism on Boileau' has parallel French and English texts.

A reissue of the first edition with a cancel titlepage and the addition of an index and 'Remarks on the letters', by Desfontaines and Pierre Brumoy, with separate titlepage and pagination.

In some copies, the cancelland titlepage survives and is bound at the beginning of the book text (p.[i-ii]), and the cancel titlepage and the index make up [16]p. following p.viii.