The Death of Abel. In Five Books. Attempted from the German of Mr. Gessner

by Salomon Gessner

$2,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

First American Edition. xxi, 1, blank , 201, 1, blank pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep, worn. Numerous tears, some with small losses to text, H10 and K4 with significant loss. Without blank leaves A12 and K6. Armorial bookplate. Evans 9125; ESTC W19926; Hildeburn 1807. Item #324172 Gessner's biblical epic, first published in Zurich as Der Tod Abels in 1758. The first translation of German literature ever

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