[Rarebooks] FS: 1st ed. of Smollett's "Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom", cont. calf.

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[Smollett, Tobias]. THE ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND COUNT FATHOM. By the
Author of Roderick Random. London: For W. Johnston. 1753. 12mo. 2 vols.
(2),viii,262;(2),316pp. A very attractive set in cont. calf with red
morocco spine labels. Outer hinges starting, but quite sound. Housed in
a full brown morocco solander case, each volume in a linen chemise.
With the 18th century bookplate of Robert Lord Clive.   $1,250.00
See Rothschild #1912. The first edition; there is an unauthorized
second edition with the imprint “T. Johnson.”

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