The adventurer

by John Hawksworth

$1,250 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

London: J. Payne, 1752-54. 2 volumes, folio, consisting of 140 twice-weekly numbers published between November 1752 and March 1754; pp. 6 420; 6 , 420; early 19th-century quarter straight-grain black morocco over marbled boards, gilt lettering direct on spines; boards rubbed, but generally very good and sound. Edited by John Hawkesworth. Unlike the Rambler, The Adventurer was, from the outset, planned as probably two volumes. From the beginning it is

• Binding: Leather

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