Accession number:
PML 75095
Published:
London : Printed for E. Newbery ... , [1791 or 1792].
Description:
[14] (incl. engraved t.p.), 263, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : 6 ill. (engravings) ; 18 cm
Credit:
Purchased on the Ball Fund; 1976.
Notes:
An abridged and expurgated version of The Arabian nights: "I have, in many instances, considerably altered the fables ... " (Pref., signed: J. Cooper); this abridgement is the work of Richard Johnson, and was published in 1791 or 2; the Rev. Mr. Cooper is probably fictitious. Cf. Weedon, M.J.P. Richard Johnson, no. 75, and p. 35-7, 46-7.
T.p. is engraved.
Booklist on p. 263 and p. [1] at end.
Binding:
Brown calf, red spine label, gilt.
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