Curiosities of literature

Boston: Lilly, Wait, Colman, and Holden; New York: William Jackson, 1833. First complete American edition of the first series, 8vo, 3 vols., pp. 386, 363, and 375; wood-engraved frontispiece illustration in each vol., folded facsimile of "Mr. Pope's Manuscript Homer" in vol. III; original purple moiré-patterned cloth covered boards, stamped and lettered in gilt on spine; moderate wear to extremities, the spines faded to tan with ends fraying and chipped, joints on each volume cracked with a few inadequate and amateurish tape repairs, and light to moderate foxing throughout. The Curiosities was the most popular and most reprinted work by Benjamin Disraeli's father. Item #30108

Price: $150.00

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