12mp. (146x88mm), 72p.Eengraved vignette title engraved by R Courbould and dated 1798, and engraved frontispiece by J Sanders after T Kirk, the frontis. and vignette title browned and the text lightly browned at the margins. Disbound. Frances Sheridan's final (and posthumously published) work which confirmed her talents as a writer of fiction; this account of virtue under stress has long been regarded as the finest Gothic oriental tale in English after Johnson's Rasselas. This edition is one of 'Cooke's pocket edition of select novels, or, novelist's entertaining library.' Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if necessary the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email. Seller Inventory # 18949

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Title: THE HISTORY OF NOURJAHAD: THE PERSIAN.

Publisher: London: printed for C. Cooke

Publication Date: 1798

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We are located some 20 minutes drive from the M6, Junction 38 and therefore only a 20 mile detour from the main England-Scotland route. Appleby is a town well worth a visit, the coffee pot is always on though refreshment with �a little more authority' can be had if the Crown & Cushion in the town's market square is open! Our Bookroom is open by appointment. We will be happy to send pdf copies of our catalogue by email.

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Barry McKay Rare Books
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Barry McKay
Kingstone House, Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria CA16 6XT, England.
mailtobarrymckay@gmail.com
(0044) (0)1768352282

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