The adventurer. A new edition

by John Hawkesworth

$225 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

London: W. Strahan, J. & F. Rivington et al. , 1770. 4 volumes, 12mo, contemporary full calf, black morocco labels; one label half chipped away, top of one spine chipped with loss of about half an inch, joints cracked, but generally a good set. This is a variant, with the name of N. Conant in the imprint of vols. 3 and 4. 2,000 copies were printed. The Adventurer, under the editorship of John Hawkesworth, ran for 140 issues, published twice weekly;

  • Binding: Leather

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