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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 81174
Creator
Longueville, Peter, active 1727.
Published
London : Printed and sold by John Marshall ..., [1790?]
Notes
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.
Dated from ESTC and Osborne.
Engraved frontispiece and t.p.
At foot of t.p.: Price Six Pence bound & Gilt.
Pagination includes frontispiece and map.
Illustrations attributed to John Bewick.
Description
90 p. : ill. (etching and wood-engravings) ; 12 cm
Provenance
Elisabeth Ball.
Binding
Morocco; dutch floral wrappers bound in.
Classification
Department