GUIBERT (Jacques Antoine Hippolyte de) general - Lot 378

GUIBERT (Jacques Antoine Hippolyte de) general Voyage de Guibert dans diverses parties de la France et en Suisse faits en 1775, 1778, 1784 et 1785. Paris, d'Hautel, 1806. In-8: 2f., 414pp. Contemporary fawn roots calf, ornate smooth spine, red title-piece, garland with vine branches framing the boards, gilt roulette on the edges, marbled edges. A good copy. A few passages on the Pyrenees, the author alludes to the mountain landscapes, to Ustaritz which was the focus of the Labour revolt, to the Basques "we are not France, we want to live Basques and die Basques", a short passage on Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and its citadel ("small and ugly town, surrounded by a bad wall"), allusions to the Gaves In short, sometimes unflattering and uninspired allusions to our charming regions.