Description: Hungary and Transylvania by John Paget Hungary and Transylvania with Remarks on Their Condition, Social, Political and Economical Paget was born in Loughborough 1808. He was educated at the Unitarian Manchester College at York, and then read medicine. He travelled extensively in Europe. He married the Hungarian Baroness Polyxena Wesselenyi Banffy (née de Hadad), divorced wife of Baron Ladislaus Banffy, in 1836. He lived on his wife's estate in Transylvania, developing the farming there with an "improved" breed of cow, and campaigning for improvements to agriculture. His diary, in six volumes is in the National Széchényi Library in Budapest) Volumes 1-5 contain observations on natural history around Europe. Volume 6 records Hungary's 1849 war of independence, in which Paget took part. He died in Ghiriş (then called Gyéres) and is buried in the Hajongard Cemetery in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Original pair of volumes in publishers green cloth which is faded evenly on spine, internally clean with some age toning as shown. Illustrated throughout including folding coloured map and Engraved Frontispiece to each volume. Published by John Murray 1839 Free Shipping
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Binding: Hardback
Personalised: No
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Environment, Nature & Earth
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Publisher: John Murray
Year Printed: 1839
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Herring
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region: Europe
Author: John Paget
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Character Family: Horses
