BRYDONE, Patrick (1743-1818). A Tour through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford, Esq., London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1773. 2 volumes, 8°. Half titles, errata leaf at end of volume one. Contemporary calf, spines gilt with raised bands (extremities rubbed, head and feet of joints splitting). Provenance: Lewis Johnson (early signature on front free endpapers - crossed out in vol. one). FIRST EDITION. Cox I, p.142 (second edition): "Liveliness of description of manners and scenery, couched in an easy and elegant style, has rendered these volumes extremely popular ..." (2)