The History and Adventures of an Atom. In Two Volumes.

Two volumes; size of bindings: 4 1/8 in. x 6 6/8 in., I. half-title & printed title-page (with ink notation at top of title-page: By Doctor Smollett): [i]-viii, [1]-227 pp.; II. half-title & title-page: [4]pp., [1]-190 pp. Bound in late 19th century, red morocco leather spines, sides and corner-pieces, with five raised bands, and gilt-lettered with titles, etc., gilt designs in compartments, marbled paper over boards, with matching marbled endpapers. The first volume fore-edge/margin is very worn & chipped, and has been repaired with an onion-skin type paper, but some pages are still fragile (some of the text has been affected); many ink & pencil marks & early notations, explaining some of the references; front marbled enpaper in volume one has cracked off, but is present, wear to cover corners, edges. Bookplates of William S. Stone (with medical details). This heavily used set, might have belonged to an early editor or student, who has filled in Hume & Smollett's names in volume one, p. 71; some notes are trimmed, or nearly unreadable. Rothschild II, p. 524, mentions a key to pseudonymns in Vol. 12 of Henley's edition of Smollett's Works (1901), that was prepared by Thomas Seccombe. [Partial notes in this set, where readable]: Japan =England & the People therein p. 9; Bupo -George I, Fakkubasi =Harrison p. 15; Got-hama-baba =George II p. 21; Quabbuku =The Duke of Newcastle p. 22; Fika-kaka =Newcastle p 23; Tensio-dai-sin =Alfred, Frenoxena =Oxford p. 29 "He presented his posteriors to be kicked." George II is said to have been passionate & hasty p. 31; Sti-phi-rum-poo =Lord Hardwick p. 44; Nin-kom-poo-po = Lord Anson p. 50; Meaco =London p. 51; Foksi-Roku =Lord Holland p. 55; Quamba-cun-dono =Duke of Cumberland p 56; parts of Ximo =Scotch rebellion p 58; Gotto-mio =Duke of Bedford, Xico =Ireland p. 63; Niphon =Britain p. 65; Koan =Braddock p 75; Motao =Minorca p 83; council of Twenty-Eight =The Privy Council p. 84; Foutao =Gibraltar, Bihn-goh =Byng p. 87; Taycho =Pitt p. 105; "Mantchoux Tartars." Hesse Cassel p . 113; Pol-hassan-akousti =Poland p. 131; "fertile province"; =Silesia p. 134; great Cham" =Emperor of Germany p. 135; Amazon of the house of Ostrog =Empress of Russia p 146; ;principal cities =Prague p. 147; "farm of Yesso" =[-]Hanover p. 148; Lance-presado =Mr. Pitt was paymaster general of the forces in Ireland before he obtained a seat in [the] house of commons p. 161; Volume Two: Quib-quab =Quebeck, Yaffray =Amherst, Ya-loff =Gen'l Wolfe, p. 10; Tartary =Germany p.13; Kunt-than =Count Daun the Austrian [?] General p. 34; Bron-xi-tic =Duke of Brunswick & other Princes, Ferdenand, Myn-than = Monden, p. 40; Sey-seo=gun =Adm'l Hawke, Hel-y-otte =Elliot p. 51; Yak-strot =Earl of Bute p. 68; Corea =Spain p. 85; Fumma =Portugal p. 129; Lli-nam =Manilla p. 137; "precious salve" =Gold, Llurchir =Churchill p. 146; Janki-dtzin =Jn. Wilkes p. 147. The Editor s Declaration. I Nathaniel Peacock, of the parish of St. Giles, haberdasher and author, solemnly declare, That on the third of last August, sitting alone in my study, up three pair of stairs, between the the hours of eleven and twelve at night, meditating upon the uncertainty of sublunary enjoyment, I heard a shrill, small voice, seemingly proceeding from a chink or crevice in my own pericranium, calling distinctly three times, "Nathaniel Peacock, Nathaniel Peacock, Nathaniel Peacock." Astonished, yea even affrighted, at this citation, I replied in a faltering tone, "In the name of the Lord, what art thou?" Thus adjured, the voice answered and said, "I am an atom.". …