The adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom / By the author of Roderick Random ; In two volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771.

Contributor:

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Bonnell, Henry H. (Henry Houston), 1859-1926 (autograph) (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 17 cm (12 mo.)

Other Title:

Ferdinand, Count Fathom.

Fingerprint:

s.u- lds, nded dian (3) 1753 (Q)

ened d.as Top- thof (3) 1753 (Q)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for W. Johnston, at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCCLIII [1753]

Notes:

Author of Roderick Random isTobias George Smollett.

At least two states of this edition are known to exist. In one state, v. 2, p. 192 has press figure "5" and catch-word "afternoon." In the other state, v. 2, p. 192 has no press figure, and the catch-word is misspelled "aftenroon."

In this edition, pagination of vol.1: [2],viii, 262 p.; vol. 2: [2], 315, [1] p.

Local Notes:

Singer-Mendenhall and Culture Class Collection copies have press figure "5" and catch-word "afternoon."

Cited in:

Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) v.1, p.41.

Block, A. Engl. novel (1961 ed.) p.221

Raven, J. British fiction, 1750-1770, 192

ESTC, T55294

OCLC:

2732110