(KRISHNAMURTI). BERCOU, L.MareMagnum
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in-12, 138 pages, broche, couverture, dos muet. Bel exemplaire. [33/XN1*][PH-3]
192 p. 16mo. 11 cm. Age stain. Contemporary full leather binding. A very small pocket edition of this famous text, usually ascribed to Robert Dodsley, but now accepted to be written mostly by Lord Stanhope. Indian antiquities and philosophy were all the rage and the polite fiction of the "discovered Indian manuscript" lent it an air of authority. It was first published in 1750 and was extremely popular over the next century. It was avidly read in America. This very small edition is a most unusual find. OCC 14
Druck der Ashendene Press in 328 Exemplaren auf Bütten. Durchgehend in Rot und Schwarz gedruckt. Die 178 Initialen wurden von Graily Hewitt und Mittarbeiterinen in verschiedenen Größen und Farben mit der Tuschfeder eingemalt. Einer der schönsten Drucke der Presse. "In my humble jugment it is one of the most satisfactory books of the Press (St. J. Hornby)". Tadellos erhalten.