STANYAN (Abraham). An account of Switzerland, written in the year 1714. London, Jacob Tonson, 1714. In-12, bound in full cold decorated basane, spine ribbed with title, decorated fields (English binding of the period). First edition. A descriptive and historical work on Switzerland. Abraham Stanyan (1669 - Buckinghamshire 1732) was an English diplomat and ambassador to Switzerland; he led several diplomatic missions to Switzerland, Italy and Austria. He sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1717. Perret, 4140