No stated author. Popular Romances Consisting of Imaginary Voyages and Travels. James Ballantyne, Edinburgh, 1812.

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Condition: Fair

Description: Contains : Gullivers Travels - Jonathan Swift, Journey to the World Under Ground - Nicholas Klimius, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, A Cornish Man - By R.S., The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe, The History of Automathes. Introductory dissertation by Henry Weber Esq. Brown Boards. , front separated. Severe Spine Damage with 60-70 percent loss. Binding loose with 3 or 4 separated leaves at the front. Uncut and uneven page fore edges. No loss to text. However this book is essentially a reading copy, requiring a majot overhaul to restore. Item Type: Book. No Dust Jacket. Category: Literature & Literary; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 003278.

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Weber, Henry. Tales of the East: comprising the most popular romances of Oriental origin; and the best imitations by European authors: with new translations, and additional tales, never before published. Volume The First 1 I containing The Arabian Nights and New Arabian Nights' Entertainment.. John Ballantyne, Edinburgh, 1812.

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Condition: Fair

Description: seems to differ as it contains only 494pp and has double columns. Green paper spine missing, and marbled paper boards

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Weber, Henry (ed). Tales of the East: Comprising the Most Popular Romances of Oriental Origin; and the Best Imitations by European Authors. John Ballantyne et al., Edinburgh, 1812.

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Description: Maroon morocco over marbled boards. Minor rubbing, overall near fine to fine in custom mylar covers.

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Weber, Henry (compiler). POPULAR ROMANCES: CONSISTING OF IMAGINARY VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. CONTAINING GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, JOURNEY TO THE WORLD UNDER GROUND, THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER WILKINS, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, AND THE HISTORY OF AUTOMATHES. To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation, by Henry Weber, Esq. Printed by James Ballantyne and Company, Edinburgh, 1812.

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Description: Large octavo, pp. [1-4] [i] ii-xv [xvi-xvii] xviii-xliii [xliv] [1-3] 4-638, half title leaf present, printed in double columns, cloth with japan vellum shelf back, leather title piece affixed to spine panel, all edges untrimmed. First edition. The first English-language anthology of imaginary voyages. Collects Swift's TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD BY LEMUEL GULLIVER, Holberg's A JOURNEY TO THE WORLD UNDERGROUND, Paltock's THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER WILKINS, Defoe's THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, and Kirkby's THE CAPACITY AND EXTENT OF THE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING; EXEMPLIFIED IN THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF AUTOMATHES. Weber's 26-page introduction is the first English-language critical discussion of the imaginary voyage. See Gove, The Imaginary Voyage in Prose Fiction, pp. 64-72. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 9. Reginald 14936. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down. Spine dust soiled, a solid, very good copy with clean, sound interior. (#136692)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.

Weber, Henry (compiler). POPULAR ROMANCES: CONSISTING OF IMAGINARY VOYAGES AND TRAVELS. CONTAINING GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, JOURNEY TO THE WORLD UNDER GROUND, THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER WILKINS, THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, AND THE HISTORY OF AUTOMATHES. To Which is Prefixed an Introductory Dissertation, by Henry Weber, Esq. Printed by James Ballantyne and Company, Edinburgh, 1812.

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Description: Large octavo, pp. [1-4] [i] ii-xv [xvi-xvii] xviii-xliii [xliv] [1-3] 4-638, half title leaf present, printed in double columns, original drab boards with later buckram shelf back, printed paper label affixed to spine panel, all edges untrimmed. First edition. The first English-language anthology of imaginary voyages. Collects Swift's TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD BY LEMUEL GULLIVER, Holberg's A JOURNEY TO THE WORLD UNDERGROUND, Paltock's THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PETER WILKINS, Defoe's THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, and Kirkby's THE CAPACITY AND EXTENT OF THE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING; EXEMPLIFIED IN THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF AUTOMATHES. Weber's 26-page introduction is the first English-language critical discussion of the imaginary voyage. See Gove, The Imaginary Voyage in Prose Fiction, pp. 64-72. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 9. Reginald 14936. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978). Boards scuffed and worn at edges, paper label darkened and chipped with loss to lettering, some scattered foxing to text block, a very good copy. COPAC records 4 copies. Scarce. (#110021)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.