MOORE T. SturgeABAA
LALLA ROOKH AN ORIENTAL ROMANCE
1821012251Philadelphia: Published by Thomas Desilver 1821. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Good. Stated Fourth American Edition on title page. Small 8vo full leather blind-tooled and gilt-stamped front and back. 324p. With 6 full page engravings drawn by R. Westall R.A. various engravers. Moderate foxing throughout. Boards detached and half of spine perished. We could find no copies of a fourth edition or any by this publisher listed in WorldCat. Perhaps though more interesting as early American 19thC publishing artifact. Early bookseller ticket for "BOSTON R. P. & C. Williams Cornhill Square between No. 53 and Cornhill. Publish Import and keep for sale a Large Assortment of Books" upper left corner verso front cover. Binder ticket with decorative border "Bound by W. McQueen 56 Cedar St New York" Interesting contrast in locales of printer Philadelphia binder New York and bookseller Boston which might or might not say something about commerce of early 19thC American book printing binding and distribution. Besides Published by Thomas Desilver on title page G. Goodman is identified as printer below Desilver's address. Published by Thomas Desilver hardcover books
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB · États-Unis225,00 $US≈ 190,37 €
