Observations on the manners and customs of Italy, with remarks on the vast importance of British commerce on that country; also, particulars of the wonderful explosion of Mount Vesuvius, taken on the spt at midnight, in June, 1794. When the beautiful and extensive city of Torre del Creco was buried under the blazing river of lava from the mountain. . . .By a gentleman authorized to investigate, the commerce of that country with Great Britain. . .
London: Printed by R. Cruttwell and sold by T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1798. 8vo. viii, 269 pp. = a final leaf of ads. Original light blue boards, drab paper back strip, joints and head and tail of spine expertly reinforced with Japanese tissue; wanting label. With faults a...... More