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 of the interest, government, riches, force, &c. of all the Princes. With instructions 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.

People / Organizations

• John Starkey ("printed by")
• Richard Lassels (Author)

Imprint

Newly printed at Paris [i.e. London?]: and are to be sold in London, by John Starkey, at the Mitre in Fleet street near Temple-Barr, 1670.

Publication year

1670-1670

ESTC No.

R233773

Grub Street ID

105217

Description

[46], 251, [3], 192, 195-326, 337-447, [5] p. : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

The imprint is false. "Compositorial practices (i.e. page-catchwords, signings with arabic numerals, e.g. Dd2, etc.) suggest book was printed in London rather than Paris"--TxU.

Signatures: pi? a-b?? B-L?? 2A-2S?? 2T?. Another edition, printed on the continent, has signatures: pi? a? e? i1-5 A6-12 B-L?? 2A-2N?? 2O? 2P-2T?? (-2T12) where all signings are with roman numerals.

Part 1 has an added engraved title page (pi1v).

Leaf L12 is blank.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from TxU