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MONTAIGNE (Michel de). Journal du voyage en Italie, par la Suisse & l'Allemagne en 1580 & 1581. With Notes by M. de Querlon. Rome and Paris, Le Jay, 1774. 2 vol. in-12 of [4] ff, cviii-324 pp., [5] pp. (bookseller's catalog) ; [2] ff, 601 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Montaigne. Rare first edition. This unpublished account was found in 1769 by Abbé Prunis in Montaigne's papers. For almost a year and a half, Montaigne travelled across Europe on horseback, accompanied by his valet, in search of thermal springs to treat his kidney problems, with Rome as his final destination. We follow him through the Alpine passes, as a pilgrim to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, and as a spa visitor to Baden or Lucca. This diary, not intended for publication, is an excellent complement to the Essais. Ex-libris manucrit from the library of the Château de L'Isle-de-Noé, signed by the Comte de Noé, most probably Louis-Pantaléon de Noé (1728-1816), owner of a plantation and slaves in Saint-Domingue (he is said to have freed Toussaint-Louverture, with whom he maintained regular relations). Ex-libris JM. A rare and fine copy with an interesting provenance. (Tchemerzine, VIII, 443.)

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MONTAIGNE (Michel de). Journal du voyage en Italie, par la Suisse & l'Allemagne en 1580 & 1581. With Notes by M. de Querlon. Rome and Paris, Le Jay, 1774. 2 vol. in-12 of [4] ff, cviii-324 pp., [5] pp. (bookseller's catalog) ; [2] ff, 601 pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Montaigne. Rare first edition. This unpublished account was found in 1769 by Abbé Prunis in Montaigne's papers. For almost a year and a half, Montaigne travelled across Europe on horseback, accompanied by his valet, in search of thermal springs to treat his kidney problems, with Rome as his final destination. We follow him through the Alpine passes, as a pilgrim to Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, and as a spa visitor to Baden or Lucca. This diary, not intended for publication, is an excellent complement to the Essais. Ex-libris manucrit from the library of the Château de L'Isle-de-Noé, signed by the Comte de Noé, most probably Louis-Pantaléon de Noé (1728-1816), owner of a plantation and slaves in Saint-Domingue (he is said to have freed Toussaint-Louverture, with whom he maintained regular relations). Ex-libris JM. A rare and fine copy with an interesting provenance. (Tchemerzine, VIII, 443.)

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