Essays, and The History of Rasselas (two volumes)

PUBLISHER
John Sharpe, London.

BINDING
Green leather boards with gilt decoration and littering, banded spines. Gilt block edges.

BOOK CONDITION
Well preserved for age, with some general shelf wear and scuffing. Bindings feel quite tight and secure, although the title page of vol. I is loose. Slight browning, but printed pages remain largely clear and little marked.

DUST JACKET
No.

EDITION
1822 and 1823.

DESCRIPTION
Two companion volumes, sold together. Vol. I contains Francis Bacon's "Essays: Moral, Economical and Political." The second is Samuel Johnson's "History of Rasselas: Prince of Abyssinia, a Tale. 205 and 184 pp. Small volumes 10.5 x 17 cm.

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