Rasselas [bound with] La Motte Fouqué's "Undine," extracted from "The Seasons"
by Johnson, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Green morocco-backed blue mottled boards, black morocco label. Rubbed, bookplate removed, covers off
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Sharpe; Printed for James Burns, 1843. Engraved title and 3 plates after designs of Richard Westall in "Rasselas," "Undine" illustrated. Preface, title and prefatory leaves bound following the work "Undine."Pp. viii, 184; [4], 98; [4], xxiv, [2]. 1 vols. 8vo. Green morocco-backed blue mottled boards, black morocco label. Rubbed, bookplate removed, covers off. Engraved title and 3 plates after designs of Richard Westall in "Rasselas," "Undine" illustrated. Preface, title and prefatory leaves bound following the work "Undine."Pp. viii, 184; [4], 98; [4], xxiv, [2]. 1 vols. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36545
- Title
- Rasselas [bound with] La Motte Fouqué's "Undine," extracted from "The Seasons"
- Author
- Johnson, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Engraved title and 3 plates after designs of Richard Westall in "Rasselas," "Undine" illustrated. Preface, title and prefatory l
- Book Condition
- Used - Green morocco-backed blue mottled boards, black morocco label. Rubbed, bookplate removed, covers off
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for John Sharpe; Printed for James Burns
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- British | French | Samuel Johnson
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