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Auction archive: Lot number 393

Smollett (Tobias) The History and Adventures of an Atom, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, Dublin, 1769; and 4 others, similar (5)

Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$519 - US$779
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 393

Smollett (Tobias) The History and Adventures of an Atom, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, Dublin, 1769; and 4 others, similar (5)

Estimate
£400 - £600
ca. US$519 - US$779
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

[Smollett (Tobias)] The History and Adventures of an Atom, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, half-title to vol.2 only (as issued), woodcut decorations, occasional light soiling, damp-staining to endpapers, contemporary calf, marked and scuffed, Dublin, for P. and W. Wilson, J. Exshaw, S. Powell [& c.], 1769; The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, 2ff. advertisements to rear of vol.1, vol.2 B1-C2 with some loss to outer margin, occasionally touching text, contemporary calf, some surface wear, [cf. Rothschild 1912 (first edition)], Dublin, for R. Main, Bookseller, in Dame-Street, 1753; and a 2 vol. first Dublin edition of The German Gil Blas, large 12mo (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 393
Auction:
Datum:
30 May 2019
Auction house:
Forum Auctions
4 Ingate Place
London, SW8 3NS
United Kingdom
info@forumauctions.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 7871 2640
Beschreibung:

[Smollett (Tobias)] The History and Adventures of an Atom, 2 vol. in 1, first Dublin edition, half-title to vol.2 only (as issued), woodcut decorations, occasional light soiling, damp-staining to endpapers, contemporary calf, marked and scuffed, Dublin, for P. and W. Wilson, J. Exshaw, S. Powell [& c.], 1769; The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom, 2 vol., first Dublin edition, woodcut head- and tail-pieces, 2ff. advertisements to rear of vol.1, vol.2 B1-C2 with some loss to outer margin, occasionally touching text, contemporary calf, some surface wear, [cf. Rothschild 1912 (first edition)], Dublin, for R. Main, Bookseller, in Dame-Street, 1753; and a 2 vol. first Dublin edition of The German Gil Blas, large 12mo (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 393
Auction:
Datum:
30 May 2019
Auction house:
Forum Auctions
4 Ingate Place
London, SW8 3NS
United Kingdom
info@forumauctions.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 7871 2640
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