The History of Pamela or, Virtue Rewarded. Abridged from the works of

by Samuel Richardson

$1,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

144pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary calf backed patterned paper boards. Small tear at lower outer corner of title just touching a few letters. Cloth clamshell box. ESTC W12615; Evans 31101; Welch 1103.5. Item #373757 First published in London 1740, the first American abridged edition of Richardson's important epistolary novel was published in Philadelphia 1792 Evans 24744 . A lovely example.

• Binding: Hardcover

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