[Rarebooks] fa: THE FAMOUS HISTORY OF CASSANDRA - 1703

[Ardwight Chamberlain]

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Ardwight Chamberlain
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[Gautier de Costes de La Calprenede:] The Famous History of Cassandra:  
Containing many Admirable Adventures of the most Illustrious Persons  
of Either Sex. In five Parts. Written originally in French, and newly  
Translated into English, by several Hands. London: Printed for Isaac  
Cleave, John Pero, and Eben. Tracy, 1703. FIRST EDITION. Thick 8vo  
bound in full period calf; [2], ii, 286, 208, 127, [1] p. ESTC T99106.
Lacking the frontispiece, and the second leaf of the preface (A2) has  
been torn out (facsimile will be provided); leaves B1-B8 and 3H1-3H2  
(16 leaves total) are soiled with wear and chipping to the edges  
(affecting several words on two leaves), as if they came loose at some  
point, got kicked around a bit, and then were rebound with the rest.  
Binding worn, bumped and rubbed, with creasing to the spine; one page- 
gathering a bit loose, though secure, and protruding slightly from the  
text block; several leaves bumped/creased at the top corner; scattered  
spotting and generally light soiling throughout. A rather rough but  
essentially sound example of an uncommon book: ESTC locates copies in  
only 6 libraries in the U.S., 4 in the UK.