WRAXALL William N., Memoirs of the courts of Berlin, Dresden, Warsaw and Vienna.

Memoirs of the courts of Berlin, Dresden, Warsaw and Vienna.

In the Years 1777, 1778, and 1779. in two volumines. The second Edition. London 1800. printed by A. Strahan. (22 x 14 cm), pp. XII, 418; XII, 506, [2], cloth binding with gilt elements on spine.
(Estr. T. 33). Good condition, non. rubbing of binding, non. fracture of binding near spine in Vol. 1, non. rust spots and dampstaining on first and last pages of Vol. 1, pencil marks on pre-title page of Vol. 1, dampstaining and rust spots on page edges. Sir Nathaniel Wraxall (1751-1831) traveled through Europe after working with the East India Company, moving in noble and diplomatic circles. The present work, which takes epistolary form, reflects his impressions of the European courts he visited in the late 1770s. He describes the reign of Frederick II and cites many anecdotes and information about him. He describes his journey through Olomouc and Cieszyn, the destruction of Krakow. He visits and admires the Wieliczka mine, and then describes Warsaw, to which he devotes 132 pages in the second volume. Rare.