Two Dublin printed books Bound together: Conjectures on original composition in a letter to the Author of Sir Charles Grandison by Edward Young L.L.D. Author of Nights Thoughts. PLUS; Letters of Abelard and Heloise to which is prefix d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes extracted chiefly from Monsieur Bayl

Edward Young; Monsier Bayle.

Published by P.Wilson; S.Powell. 1753-9, 1753

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Conjectures on original composition in a letter to the Author of Sir Charles Grandison by Edward Young L.L.D. Author of Nights Thoughts. Dublin Printed for P.Wilson in Dame Street 1759. 60pp. PLUS: Letters of Abelard and Heloise to which is prefix d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes extracted chiefly from Monsieur Bayle translated from the French to which is added Heloise to Abelard by Mr. Pope. The sixth edition. Printed by S. Powell for Joseph Letherley, bookseller in Dame street 1740. Dublin. 137pp. 8vo. Contemporary calf. 137pp. Both of the boards are present but detached, the original front endpapers are present due to a former owner attaching them to the boards with sellotape. Therefore the boards and endpapers are stained with tape marks. The History of Sir Charles Grandison, commonly called Sir Charles Grandison, is an epistolary novel by English writer Samuel Richardson, first published in February 1753. The book was a response to Henry Fielding s The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, which parodied the morals presented in Richardson's previous novels.The novel follows the story of Harriet Byron who is pursued by Sir Hargrave Pollexfen. After she rejects Pollexfen, he kidnaps her, and she is only freed when Sir Charles Grandison comes to her rescue. After his appearance, the novel focuses on his history and life, and he becomes its central figure.Poor copy. Rare. Size 7 x 4 inches (17 x 10.5 cm). Seller Inventory # 60002547

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Title: Two Dublin printed books Bound together: ...

Publisher: P.Wilson; S.Powell. 1753-9

Publication Date: 1753

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair