The Citizen of the World
by Oliver Goldsmith
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale , Florida, United States
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About This Item
2 Volumes. Contemporary leather. Decorative gilt to spines. Volume the First & Volume the Second. Title page of both volumes states "Printed for J. Newberry, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCCLXII". Page "vii" misnumbered "v" in Volume 1, and a misaligned "i" in "mazing" at page 11 bottom corner of Volume 2. Full title: "The Citizen of the World; or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to his Friends in the East." From the collection of Barry R. Levin, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature.
Book Condition- Very Good: Firm square copies with chipped spine top edges, spine creases, worn corners. Tanning to edges of endsheets. A booksellers description fixed to front pastedown Vol 1. Rear free endpepr of Vol 2 is half torn away. "John Howell Importer, San Francisco" shop ticket to rear pastedown of both vols.
Book Condition- Very Good: Firm square copies with chipped spine top edges, spine creases, worn corners. Tanning to edges of endsheets. A booksellers description fixed to front pastedown Vol 1. Rear free endpepr of Vol 2 is half torn away. "John Howell Importer, San Francisco" shop ticket to rear pastedown of both vols.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heartwood Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- HCX2677-1
- Title
- The Citizen of the World
- Author
- Oliver Goldsmith
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Newberry
- Place of Publication
- London and Boston
- Date Published
- 1762
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Heartwood Books
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Fort Lauderdale , Florida
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