30 - Provence - GUÉRIN (Joseph-Xavier-Bénézet). Description of the Vaucluse Spring. Followed by an Essay on the Natural History of this Spring, to which has been appended a Note on the Life and Writings of Petrarch. Avignon, Chambeau, (Year 12) 1804. 2 parts in one in-12 volume, [2] ff., XII-139-156 pp., one folding plate. Red morocco, smooth spine richly decorated, title label, gilded garland framing the covers, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Tear on pp. 101–102, restored without loss.

Provence - GUÉRIN (Joseph-Xavier-Bénézet). Description of the Vaucluse Spring. Followed by an Essay on the Natural History of this Spring, to which has been appended a Note on the Life and Writings of Petrarch. Avignon, Chambeau, (Year 12) 1804. 2 parts in one in-12 volume, [2] ff., XII-139-156 pp., one folding plate. Red morocco, smooth spine richly decorated, title label, gilded garland framing the covers, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Tear on pp. 101–102, restored without loss. First edition, published under the auspices of the Athénée de Vaucluse. The work combines a picturesque description of the famous resurgence of the Sorgue River with a study of its natural features and a biographical and literary essay devoted to Petrarch, whose stay in Vaucluse contributed to the area’s renown. A fine copy.