The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires Pour la Vie de Petrarch
by Dobson, Susanna
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Dodsley, 1776. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good. Susanna Dobson's first work, an abridgment of J. F. A. de Sade's Mémoires pour la vie de François Pétrarque. Two volumes. 8vo, frontispiece, xxx, 544pp, Index; 556pp, Index. Contemporary calf with gilt decorated spine, compartments and raised bands. Burgundy spine label, quite rubbed on Volume I, so that title is barely legible, also rubbed at spine ends. Volume II spine slt rubbed; volume number chipped away. Heraldic bookplate of Sir William Curtis inside front covers. Sir Curtis was the successful son of a ship biscuit manufacturer, referred to as Sir Billy Biscuit by satirists; he was Lord Mayor of London in 1795. OCLC: 2403718.
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- Title
- The Life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires Pour la Vie de Petrarch
- Author
- Dobson, Susanna
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- J. Dodsley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1776
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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