The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle: In which are Included, Memoirs of a Lady of Quality

Tobias Smollett

Verlag: C. Cooke, London, 1794

Beschreibung

Volumes I to III only of a four volume edition of Tobias Smollett's humorous picaresque novel. Three volumes only of a four volume work.Present here are volumes I-III only.A celebrated work from Scottish novelist, surgeon, critic and playwright Tobias Smollett.The novel tells the story of an egotistical man who experiences luck and misfortunes in the height of eighteenth-century European society, and features several amusing characters, who are thought to have inspired Dickens.With three plates to volume I, and two plates each to volumes II and III. Collated, complete.Undated; dated 1794 via plates.ESTC T55360A lovely copy of a work that George Orwell praised, asserting that "Smollett attains a truthfulness that more serious novelists have missed." In half calf bindings with paper covered boards. Externally, smart. Tail of front joint of volume II starting, with board firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 926F27

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle: In which...

Verlag: C. Cooke, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1794

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book