Curiosities of Travels in Alsace Drawn from French, German, Swiss, and English Authors, from the 16th to the 19th Century.

Curiosities of Travels in Alsace Drawn from French, German, Swiss, and English Authors, from the 16th to the 19th Century. Anthology, annotated by Auguste Stoeber. Colmar, E. Barth libraire, 1874. First Edition, Octavo (8vo) (22 x 14.5 cm). pp I-XII, pp 377. Half-calf binding and marbled boards of very fine craftsmanship. Compartmented spine with 4 raised bands and red title label. Interior very fresh without foxing. It is noted that a bookplate has been removed from the endpaper. Light rubbing to the corners. Headcaps in perfect condition. Very beautiful copy, rare in this condition. This work is an important collection of texts by travelers dedicated to Alsace, compiled and commented on by the Alsatian scholar and folklorist Auguste Stoeber, a major figure in Alsatian culture in the 19th century. It gathers extracts from French and foreign authors describing Alsatian cities, landscapes, monuments, and customs, offering a relevant testimony on the perception of the region across several centuries. Published in the post-1871 context, it contributes to the enhancement and preservation of the historical and cultural memory of Alsace. We transcribe below the rich and varied table of contents. I. Aspect of Alsace in the mid-16th century. Excerpt from the Cosmography of Sébastien Munster II. Basel and Mulhouse in 1579. Excerpt from the Memoirs of the Life of Jacques-Auguste de Thou III. Montaigne in Alsace and Basel, 1580 and 1581 IV. The City of Strasbourg in 1600, Judged by Henri, Duke of Rohan V. From Basel to Strasbourg, 1618. Excerpt from the Journal of Wolfgang Meyer VI. Travel and Stay of Fléchier in Strasbourg, in 1681 VII. The City of Strasbourg in 1686. Account of an English Traveler (Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury) VIII. Excerpt from the Literary Journey in Alsace, in 1696, by Dom Ruinart, Benedictine of Saint-Maur IX. Notices on Some Religious Monuments of Alsace, Drawn from the Literary Journey of Dom Martène and Dom Durand, Benedictines of Saint-Maur, 1709 and following. X. Incognito Stay of Frederick II in Strasbourg, in 1740. Visit of M. de Valfons to the Episcopal Castle of Saverne, 1777. Joseph II in Strasbourg, 1777, by the Marquis de Valfons XI. The Val de Villé. Honcourt. Rouffach. Guebwiller. Murbach. Ottmarsheim, in 1748. Excerpt from the Diarium Helveticum of Dom Calmet XII. The Anabaptists of Alsace. The Balloon of Giromagny or Alsace. Project of a Communication Canal from One Sea to Another, by one of the largest dimensions of the kingdom (Rhône-Rhine Canal), 1769, by the Marquis de Pezay XIII. Account of an Excursion Made in Lower Alsace Towards the End of June 1771, by Goethe and his friends Engelbach and Weiland XIV. Societies, Fashions, Industry, and Domestic Customs of the Strasbourgeois at the Beginning and End of the 18th Century. Excerpt from Notes Collected in a Journey through Germany, France, Switzerland, and Italy, by an Anonymous XV. Saverne. Strasbourg. Schlestadt. S. Marie-aux-Mines. Colmar. Mulhouse. Oberbronn and Niederbronn. Excerpt from the Promenade of a Young Didachophile (Lombard) in Alsace, Switzerland, and Germany, in the Summer of 1786 XVI. Saverne. Strasbourg. Colmar and Belfort. Excerpt from Travels in France during the Years 1787–1789, by Arthur Young XVII. Excerpt from the Journey of a Frenchwoman (Mad. Gauthier) in Switzerland and Franche-Comté, in 1789 XVIII. From Zurich to Landau, through Alsace, 1790. Excerpt from the Beginnings of an Artist, Memories of Joachim Brunsweiler Translated by M. E. Fick XIX. Visit Made in 1793 to Jean-Frédéric Oberlin, Pastor at Ban-de-la-Roche, by an Anonymous French Traveler XX. From Basel to Belfort, and from Nancy to Strasbourg. Excerpt from the Promenade from Leipsic to Syracuse, in 1801 and 1802, by J. Th. Seume XXI. The City of Strasbourg in 1802. Excerpt from the Journey Made in the Newly Reunited Departments, and in the Departments of Bas-Rhin, Nord, etc., by A. G. Camus, Member of the National Institute XXII. Three and a Half Months in Alsace, 1823. Excerpt from the Portfolio of M. D. J. C. Verfèle (Lefèvre) XXIII. Excursion to the Village of Heiligenberg, in Lower Alsace. The Curé Kuntz. By M. Ch.