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THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS, SON OF ULLYSSES... CT IN 2 VOLS
by Jn. Hawkesworth, Corrected & Revised by G. Gregory
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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VINELAND, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
N Y: Printed By T. & J. Swords for David Longworth.. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1795=96. First Edition. Hardcover. FICTION; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; The Adventures of Telemachus, Son of Ullysses, From the French of Fenelon by the Celebrated Jn. Hawkesworth, Corrected & Revised by G. Gregory - 2 Volumes. (1795-96) New York: Printed by T. & J. Swords for David Longworth. Complete with 2 engraved title pages, 1 portrait and 13 plates. With two ROCKWELL KENT BOOKPLATES in color for Louis Untermeyer (1937) - Good+ Condition. Uniformly bound in 3/4 cloth and marbled paper, with leather spine labels. Occasional foxing, offsetting, hinges cracked, soiling to covers. 1 portrait, 13 plates. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32793
- Title
- THE ADVENTURES OF TELEMACHUS, SON OF ULLYSSES... CT IN 2 VOLS
- Author
- Jn. Hawkesworth, Corrected & Revised by G. Gregory
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed By T. & J. Swords for David Longworth.
- Place of Publication
- N Y
- Date Published
- 1795=96
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- G
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- Jacket
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- Good+
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- Cracked
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