The Citizen of the World: or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, residing in London, to his Friends in the East
by Goldsmith, Oliver
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Albany: Re-printed by Barber and Southwick, for Thomas Spencer, book-seller, 1794. Hardcover. Very Good -. 458, vii, [1] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between gilt-rolled bands; red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title. First American edition. Early American Imprints, 1st ser. (Evans), 27057. Attributed to Oliver Goldsmith in the Dictionary of National Biography. Former owner's name at head of title page: "Francis Blakes." Faint circular stamp on title page. Another former owner's name at head of first page of Preface: J.B. Caldwell. In Very Good- Condition: slightly rubbed; lacking upper corner of front free endpaper and title page, without loss of text; light soiling, foxing, and browning; solid.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005592
- Title
- The Citizen of the World: or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, residing in London, to his Friends in the East
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Re-printed by Barber and Southwick, for Thomas Spencer, book-seller
- Place of Publication
- Albany
- Date Published
- 1794
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Travel & Exploration;
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