An Excursion in France, and Other Parts of the Continent of Europe

Charles Maclean

Published by T. N. Longman and C. Rees, London, 1804

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The scarce first edition of this English physician's account of his detainment in France under Napoleon's orders. The scarce first edition of this early nineteenth century work from Charles Maclean, M. D., an English physician and political writer.Maclean's fascinating narrative relays his return to Europe after a time working for the East India Company.Travelling through France to advocate for the establishment of an international institution for the study and treatment of the plague, he was detained as a prisoner of war under Napoleon's orders, and made to prove that he had not recently entered England.Maclean details 'the unprecedented detention of the English travellers' in France, and his eventual release on the 13th December 1803. In a half calf binding, with paper covered boards. Rebacked, with original back strip laid down. Losses to the paper of the boards, most concentrated to rear board. Tape reinforcements to hinges. Illustrated bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with spotting to first few leaves, and pages otherwise generally clean. Very Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Excursion in France, and Other Parts of the Continent of Europe
• Publisher: T. N. Longman and C. Rees, London
• Publication Date: 1804
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
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