The Loves of Othniel and Achsah. Translated from the Chaldee

by William Tooke

$300 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First edition

First Edition. lxii, ii , 207; ii , 270 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in nineteenth century half vellum and marbled boards, edges marbled. Bottom portion of leaf B7 in Volume II torn away, with consequent loss of text to pp. 13-14. Item #231084 Not “translated” at all , but rather Tooke’s fictional attempt to pesent Chaldeen philosophy and religion. Interesting copy -- Volume I contains

• Binding: Leather

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