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The English hermit, or, The adventures of Philip Quarll : who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island, where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away : adorned with cuts and a map of the island.

Accession number
PML 87574
Creator
Longueville, Peter, active 1727.
Published
London : Printed and sold by John Marshall ..., [1790?]
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
Pagination includes frontispiece, map, and 2 p. advertisements at end.
Illustrations attributed to John Bewick.
Sometimes ascribed to Edward Dorrington or Alexander Bicknell. For Longueville attribution, see A. Esdaile, "Author and publisher in 1727; The English hermit," Library, 4th series, v.2, p. 185-192.
At foot of t.p.: [Price Six Pence.].
Description
107 p. : woodcuts ; 12 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
1/4 brown morocco with original Nuremburgish paper.
Classification
Department