The City of The Maygar, or Hungary and Her Institutions in 1839-40. In Three Volumes. [First Edition]

"The City of the Magyar, or Hungary and Her Institutions in 1839–40" by Miss Julia Pardoe, published in London by George Virtue in 1840. This First Edition, in three volumes, offers Pardoe's observations of Hungary, its people, culture, society, and institutions during her travels in 1839–40. Pardoe was an English poet, novelist, historian, and travel writer whose works are noted for their detailed and often sympathetic observations of the societies she encountered.

Octavo (4.75" x 7.5"). Three volumes bound in half brown leather with small leather corners over marbled boards. The spines feature five gilt-decorated raised bands, gilt titles, and volume numbers, with a single gilt floral device centered in each of the other compartments. Top edges gilt and marbled endpapers. There is edgewear, bumped and rubbed corners, and rubbing to the extremities, including the heads and feet of the spines and hinges. Volume II has light chipping at the head of the spine. A pencil manuscript on the rear of the first free endpaper contains bookseller notes. Some foxing appears at the beginning and end of each text block and on some plates.

Illustrated with three engraved frontispieces, four additional plates, and a folding facsimile manuscript in color, as called for. A good example of this scarce First Edition and an appealing set for collectors of Hungarian history, European travel literature, Julia Pardoe, and nineteenth-century illustrated books.