[Berington, Simon]

The memoirs of Signor Gaudentio di Lucca: taken from his confession and examination before the fathers of the inquisition at Bologna in Italy

Dublin: reprinted by, and for George Faulkner, 1738. 8vo, pp. xiv, 310; contemporary calf boards; 19th-century rebacking; leather scuffed around board edges; head of title page clipped and mended; otherwise very good. A fictional story about an Italian man who discovers a mythical paradise called Mezzoramia in the African desert. The author, Simon Berington (1680-1755), was a Catholic priest. The title page states that the text was copied from a manuscript in St. Mark's Library in Venice, but this is a fictional account; the text was initially written in English and first published in London in 1737 and received a number of reprints. Item #56251

Price: $400.00