BARTHELEMY J.J, (Abbe), “Voyage du JEUNE ANACHARSIS en Grece”, Paris, Janet et Cotelle, 1824. 

Seven (7) volumes, with Atlas (incomplete). Frontispiece to first volume. ATLAS: contains plates no 3-8 & 11-31, loose sheets as issued, inside modern half leather case. The 7 text volumes with fine uniform binding: full marbled boards, titles and numbers to red morocco on spines. Spotting and foxing inside  

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716 - 1795), literary scholar of the French Academy and keeper of the Cabinet of Medals, devoted thirty years of research for his work on ancient Greek civilization, the original edition of which was published in 1788 and which germinated in his mind on his return from his trip to Italy which lasted two years and during which he collected a large number of ancient pieces on behalf of Madame de Choiseul.