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Tales of the Cordelier metamorphosed, as narrated in a manuscript from the Borromeo collection; and in the Cordelier cheval of M. Piron. With translations.

Accession number
PML 3846
Creator
Hibbert, George, 1757-1837.
Published
London, Printed at the Shakespeare Press, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, 1821.
Credit line
Purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes
First ed., with mounted title vignette and 10 mounted etchings in text by I.R. Cruikshank.
The Italian novel is attributed to Michele Colombo, the French to Alexis Piron.
Limited ed. of 64 copies printed.
PML copy with a printed portrait of Willbraham bound in after title page.
Description
4 p.l., [5]-54 p. 10 illus. 26 cm.
Provenance
Dawson Turner, gift inscription from George Hibbert; Pierpont Morgan, purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Binding
Red morocco by Riviere.
Classification
Department