£120
FRANCES BROOKE – THE HISTORY OF LADY JULIA MANDEVILLE, 1788, TWO VOLUMES
Brooke (Frances, 1724?–1789), The History of Lady Julia Mandeville, “By the Translator of Lady Catesby's Letters”, A New Edition, in two volumes, London: printed for J. Dodsley, Pall-Mall, 1788.
Complete two-volume set of Brooke's celebrated 18th-century epistolary novel, first published anonymously in 1763, with engraved frontispiece, bound in matching period full calf, the spines decorated with gilt Greek-key bands and floral devices.
Bindings with general rubbing, scuffing and wear commensurate with age; contents with some spotting, toning and occasional marks, including old ink inscriptions/obliterations to title pages, as photographed. Not fully collated.
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