[Rarebooks] Offering: Illustrated edition of CLARISSA, 1784.

[Michael John Thompson]

Offering:

RICHARDSON, Samuel.

CLARISSA; Or, THE HISTORY OF A YOUNG LADY. 
Comprehending The Most Important Concerns of 
Private Life. And Particularly Shewing The 
Distresses that may Attend the Misconduct, Both 
on Parents and Children, In Relation to Marriage. In Eight Volumes.

London: Printed for Harrison and Co., No. 18, 
Paternoster Row. MDCCLXXXIV (1784).

First illustrated edition. Octavo, contemporary 
tree calf bordered in gilt on front & rear 
panels, flat spine titled and decorated in gilt, 
marbled endpapers. 8 volumes in two. Issued as 
THE NOVELISTS MAGAZINE Volume XIV and XV, with 
separately printed titles. With 25 finely 
engraved plates by Stoddard. Spines a trifle dull 
and with mild wear, hinges starting but holding nicely; a very good set.
¶ An epistolary novel, first published in 1748, 
which tells the tragic story of a heroine whose 
quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her 
family. It is commonly cited as the longest novel in the English language.

$175.00, US post extra.

Terms: as usual.

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Michael John Thompson
ABAC / ILAB
5275 Jerow Road
Hornby Island, BC
Canada V0R 1Z0
250-335-1182

http://www.ThompsonRareBooks.com
http://www.BeltaneBooks.com
http://www.Mjtbooks.com