A select collection of novels in four volumes / written by the most celebrated authors in several languages. Many of which never appearíd in English before; and all new translated from the originals, By several eminent hands.

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Book
Category
Main Collection pre-1900  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
1720 
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Novel 
Description
(CON) The title page, printed in red and black, is, as usual, on a stub. With an engraved frontispiece in each volume, one final page of publisherís advertisements in Vols. II and III, and a twelve page publisherís catalogue at the end of Volume VI. Also with the contemporary ink signature, on the front pastedowns, of ìAlice Gregory, Time 1731.î||(REF) See estc.bl.uk; McBurney, 117; Esdaile, p. 198; added to ESTC 11-04-2013.||(PRV) From the Library of John Charles Hardy, with his bookplate.||(BIN) Contemporary panelled calf, gilt lettering, brown morocco labels||(CON) Vol. I : The original of romances ; Zayde ; The marriage of Belfegor ; The jealous Estremaduran ; vol. II : The princess of Cleeves ; The fair maid of the inn ; The force of friendship ; The history of the captive ; vol. III : Don Carlos ; The history of Count Belflor and Leonora de Cespedes ; The curious impertinent ; The prevalence of blood ; The liberal lover ; The beautiful Turk ; vol. IV : The happy slave ; The rival ladies ; The innocent adultery ; The history of the conspiracy of the Spaniards against the Republick of Venice ; vol. V : The little gypsy ; Ethelinda ; The amour of Count Palviano and Eleonora ; Scanderbeg the Great ; vol. VI : The life of Castruccio Castracani of Lucca ; The loves of Osmin and Daraxa ; The Spanish lady of England ; The lady Cornelia ; The false duchess||(CIP) Vols. I -IV published 1720 and vols. V & VI published MDCCXXI (1721). 
Biblio Notes
6v. : illustrated ; 12mo.  
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