Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but Especially Italy - Blainville, Charles Henri de 1710-1777; Turnbull, George ?-1760; Guthrie, William 1708-1770; Lockman, John 1698-1771 (London Noon, 1757)
Contains manuscript letter of John Lockman, one of the translators, mentioning the loss of the fourth volume during a robbery on a coach
Charles-Henri de Blainville (1711–1769 [or after 1771]) was a French composer, cellist, pedagogue and music theorist. Monsieur de Blainville is probably a pseudonym.
The 4 maps are missing
The original first two volumes were dated 1743 and the third 1745, which adds the name H. Chapelle to the imprint.The editors of the third volume were Daniel Soyer and John Lockman.Published in parts from 1742.
Ex libris Isaac Reed 1784 (manuscript)
leather bound, embossed gilded spine, marbled endpapers
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Travel; Music history; History; Netherlands; Germany; Switzerland; Italy