The meditations of Daniel Defoe, now first printed. Edited by George Harris Healey

Defoe, Daniel

Published by The Cummington Press, [Cummington, MA], 1946

About this Item

First edition limited to 280 copies (this, no. 55) designed and printed by Harry Duncan and Wightman Williams, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 25, [1]; printed in red and black; a fine, unopened copy in original black cloth with gilt-lettered spine. From the library of Kim Merker. The earliest known writings of Defoe (and an early production of the Cummington Press), seven meditations in verse, discovered in a notebook of Defoe and in his hand, dated 1681. Richmond 24: "The first use of the Cummington method of wrappering and tying signatures (rather than sewing them).". Seller Inventory # 61844

Bibliographic Details

Title: The meditations of Daniel Defoe, now first ...

Publisher: The Cummington Press, [Cummington, MA]

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition