"BERINGTON, Simon;"Livre Rare Book
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The Adventures of Sig. Gaudentio Di Lucca being the substance of his examination before the Fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy.
1799H36520Philadelphia: William Conover 1799. Hardcover. Good. Second American edition first published in the US at Norwich CT in 1796. 8vo 7.5 x 4.5 inches early or original half leather and marbled boards good or better with general rubbing to binding but tightly bound gilt lettering on spine faint but still readable old bookseller's label from J. G. Auner in Philadelphia first blank with 2 x 1" loss to upper outer corner early ownership signature of Johnston Moore on title page possibly the Carlisle PA landowner 1809-1901 who had a frought relationship with Dickinson College; contents a bit toned and foxed throughout. 320 pp. Utopian lost race novel first published in England in 1737 purportedly by an Italian but actually by an Englishman and Catholic priest. Describes finding the kingdom of Mezzorania somewhere in Northern Africa which has developed into a utopian society over 3000 years of isolation. Popular and widely reprinted in Europe but American editions are rare in commerce. William Conover hardcover
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