The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, A Cornish Man (2 volumes): Relating Particularly, His Shipwreck near the South Pole; His Wonderful Passage thro' a Subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; His Meeting There with a Gawry or Flying Woman . . .
by Paltock, Robert. Preface by A. H. Bullen
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Reeves & Turner, 1884. First Edition Thus. Three Quarter Brown Morocco. Very Good Plus. Extra-illustrated of the fanciful adventure novel, and with a lovely Bayntun three quarter brown morocco binding 12mo. 17.5 by 11 cm. xxxii, 272, xii, 300 pp. Added are six mounted hand-colored plates, augmenting the six black and white plates which are derived from the original eighteenth century edition of this novel. The 1751 novel is in the spirit of "Gulliver's Travels" or "Robinson Crusoe", both of which it has been unfavorably compared to, although the novel also had admirers among the cream of English literature such as Sir Walter Scott and Samuel Coleridge. Condition: minor rubbing and abrasion spots on leather. Age toning to the pages.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006328
- Title
- The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, A Cornish Man (2 volumes)
- Author
- Paltock, Robert. Preface by A. H. Bullen
- Format/Binding
- Three Quarter Brown Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Reeves & Turner
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.