Peter Schlemihl; From the German of Adelbert Von Chamisso
by Translated by Sir John Bowring
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/Not Issued
- Seller
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Stratford, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Bottom quarter of spine missing. Paper covered boards, no doubt intended for re-binding [page edges untrimmed]. Text Block otherwise near fine. Eight delightful full page illustrations by George Cruikshank. Faustian story of a regretted pact with the devil. Gift inscription from Edward b. brown [nephew of George brown founder of the globe newspaper in Toronto] to P [Luaus] A [Emilius] Irving, son of Amelius Irving and himself a British Columbia jurist.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7
- Title
- Peter Schlemihl; From the German of Adelbert Von Chamisso
- Author
- Translated by Sir John Bowring
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hardwick London Publisher
- Date Published
- 1861
- Pages
- 122
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Canadiana, Signed, Fiction, Literature, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century Books;
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