M Gueulett (3 results)
Published by Printed for C. Cooke no date., London
- Hardcover
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller251 pp. Engraved plates. 16mo, old mottled calf; gilt spine. Later edition. 1797 ownership signature; joints cracked (cords holding); some shallow chipping to extremities of spine. The title pages states both "Two Volumes in One" and "Vol. I"--the text is complete herein in one volume. Cooke's Pocket Edition of Select Novels.
Published by Printed for C. Cooke, London 1781
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.Saucony Book Shop
Contact seller5-star seller1st Edition. Original 1/2 leather, marbled paper covered boards, gilt on dark red title label mounted on upper spine. Leather shows rubbing, separated along front joint but still firmly anchored by binding cords, some surface rubbing to boards. Undated but showing signature of former owner Joseph Bell at top corner of main title…, dated 1797, and thus likely the first edition, from 1781 (as the second dates to 1799, two years after this signature). xii,13-251 pp., illus. w/ engraved plates. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.
More imagesPublished by C. Cooke, London 1795
- Hardcover
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 269.29
US$ 26.80 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Leather. Condition: Very Good. A scarce edition of this collection of tales from the adventures of Fum-Hoam, translated into English. Scarce work. Cooke's pocket edition. Illustrated with three plates. Collated complete. A collection of tales including: The History of Malekalsalem King of Georgia, The History of Sultan Tongluck,… The History of the Beautiful Hengu, and many more. Written in French by M. Gueulett, translated to English by Reverend Thomas Stackhouse, an English theologian and controversialist. Bound in full tree calf. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and bumping to the extremities. Front joint starting to head of spine but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light worming to the last few pages. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
