The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. A Tale. REMARKABLY BRIGHT, CLEAN, CRISP COPY

C. Whittingham, College House, Chiswick [for] R. Jennings [and - others], 1822

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Year of publication

1822

Author

Johnson Samuel

Publishers

C. Whittingham, College House, Chiswick [for] R. Jennings [and, others]

Keyword

literature, johnson, eastern tale, rasselas, samuel johnson, literature, the, history, rasselas, prince, abyssinia

Languages

English

Description

16mo., with engraved title (by Rhodes after Thurston) and printed title with engraved vignette by Thompson; original early nineteenth-century patterned cloth, expertly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, original leather label gilt, gilt edges, new endpapers to style, A NOTABLY CRISP, CLEAN COPY. The earliest Whittingham/Chiswick Press edition was apparently 1806 (see Courtney, p.89) after which that well-known house produced several editions for various consortia of leading booksellers. The present edition was printed for R. Jennings, Poultry; T. Tegg, Cheapside; A K Newman & Co., Leadenhall Street [all of London]; J Sutherland, Edinburgh and Richard Griffin and Co., Glasgow. It should be noted that this is not the relatively common issue of the same date produced by Whittingham for Sharpe of Piccadilly with illustrations after Westall. A delightful and expertly restored copy of an uncommon and most attractive edition.