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NATURE'S PARADOX or, The Innocent Impostor. A PLEASANT POLONIAN HISTORY: Originally Intituled IPHIGENES.
by CAMUS, Jean-Pierre.:
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London, printed by J.G. for Edvv. Dod, and Nath. Ekins, and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivie-Lane, 1652.. TITLE CONTINUED: Compiled in the FRENCH Tongue by The rare Pen of J.P. CAMUS, B. of BELLY. And Novv Englished by Major VVright. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION 1652. Small 4to, approximately 180 x 140 mm, 7 x 5½ inches, slightly trimmed copy, the first leaf bears: "The mind of the frontispiece" facing the engraved frontispiece, pages: [16], 1-372, title page printed red and black, bound in full crushed morocco, binder's name just visible at top of first free endpaper (R. Wood), gilt lettering and decoration to spine, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, triple gilt rules to edges of covers, all edges gilt. Slight rubbing to binding, 4 pages have some light spotting, all legible, several small old ink corrections to text, a few corners a little dusty, but overall a very clean attractive copy. ESTC R3735. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47486
- Title
- NATURE'S PARADOX or, The Innocent Impostor. A PLEASANT POLONIAN HISTORY: Originally Intituled IPHIGENES.
- Author
- CAMUS, Jean-Pierre.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- London, printed by J.G. for Edvv. Dod, and Nath. Ekins, and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivie-Lane, 1652.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- romance literature french POLONIAN HISTORY:
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