Keene Rev (2 results)

Condition: Gut. VIII; 10-88 P. Pages and page cut permanent lightly bronzy. Pages permanent a bit wavey. With drawings in the text. Book hinge on page VIII. lightly damaged. On the book end paper with the signature of the crown prince of Hanover./ Seiten- und Seitenschnitt durchgehend leicht gebräunt. Seiten permanent leicht wellig; sowie stellenw. leicht fleckig. Gelenk angebrochen. Auf dem Vorsatzpapier m. der Unterschrift des Kronprinz von Hannover. Adapted from the Preface: All these Fables are what they profess to be, taken from the Persian; and, with the exeption of one, the Shoefinder, which is given on oral authority, may be recognised by those who are but beginners in that language. Great liberties, however, have been taken in the translation, by adopting the colloquies and incidents to our own notions and usages; the same liberty, in fact, which the Persian authors have made use of in embellishing the stories. deu 1. Stock 58|5103CB Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 444 14 x 9,5 cm. Board with blind embossing on front and back cover. With gilt back. On the book spine with a library sticker. With light use traces also a bit blotchy./ Blindgeprägter Kart. m. Rvg. sowie einem Bibliotheksaufkleber am Buchrücken. Vorder-und Rückendeckel leicht fleckig sowie m. leichten Gebrauchsspuren.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. title vignette, woodcut illustrations (we counted 40, all half- or quarter-page), 90p. Original brown cloth. Printed title label on front cover. 15cm. Imperfect -- lacks one leaf (pp. 81-82). Backstrip crudely replaced with modern brown binder's tape. Moderate foxing throughout. This is the only American printing found in OCLC. The first London edition appears to have been published in 1833. First American, from the Last London Edition. [ststement on title-page].