Lot 08124

LANTIER Ettiene Francois de, “Voyages D’ Antenor en Grece et en Asie, avec des notions sur L’Egypte; manuscript grec trouve a Herculanum”, Paris, Buisson, 1804. COMPLETE in five (5) Volumes bound in three. 12mo, pp. 244, 232, 211, 208. Including all the five frontispieces.

A work of fiction evolving in ancient Greece, first published in 1798 and meeting a tremendous success, translated into English, Italian, Spanish, German & modern Greek. There are obvious similarities with the also very successful work of Barthelemy “Anacharsis”. Contemporary full calf, boards paneled in gilt, spines with decorations in gilt. External heavy rubbing and edge-wear, light spotting inside.