Almoran And Hamet: An Oriental tale. by [HAWKESWORTH (John).] - 1761

In two volumes [this in volume one only]. The second edition. Vol. I [II]. London, Printed by C. Say: For H. Payne and W. Cropley, At Dryden’s Head in Pater-noster-Row, 1761. 2 Vols., f’cap 8vo format (watermarked ‘PRO PATRIA’ and Britannia); half-title present in each volume; final leaf of volume one a single inset; pp.viii+146; [iv]+156; [A]⁴, B - I, K⁸, L¹; [A]², B - I, K⁸, L⁶; contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with four bands raised over the cords, spine ruled and numbered gilt, lettering-piece; engraved armorial bookplate of Almeric Hugh Paget, 1st Baron Queenborough on front end-papers. Spines very defective, and two boards detached; inscriptions obliterated on front binder’s blanks; single worm-hole through extreme lower inner margin of first four gatherings in volume two; occasional light dusting and one or two small marks, the text in general, however, nice. As a binding copy. An entirely different setting of text from the first edition of the same year. CBEL, II, p.467; NCBEL, 2: 836; ESTC, T57815; Block, p.99, listing this printing only. As with the first edition, though Hawkesworth’s name does not appear on the title-page, his name, in type, appears at the end of the dedication. All books listed by Robert Temple are first editions unless otherwise stated.