Heloise, or, The siege of Rhodes : a legendary tale / by the author of Maria, or, The generous rustic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berkeley, George Monck, 1763-1793.

Contributor:

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

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century.

Novels.

Penn Provenance:

Peters, George (autograph) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 17 cm (8vo)

Edition:

Second edition / to which is added, Harriet, or, The vicar's tale ... in two volumes ...

Other Title:

Heloise

Siege of Rhodes

Harriet.

Vicar's tale.

Fingerprint:

R.T, fahe e-nt imde (3) 1788 (R) v.1

e.at lyed ora- stTh (3) 1788 (R) v.2

Place of Publication:

London : For J. Forbes, C. Elliot and and T. Kay, P. M'Queen, T. and J. Egerton, Shepperdson and Reynold, C. Stalker ; Oxford : C. Rann ... ; York : Todd ... ; Edinburgh : C. Elliot ..., MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]

Notes:

In the publication statement on title page, those after London have the name of the city printed after the name of the bookseller.

Name of author supplied from ESTC: "author of Maria=George Monck Berkeley".

Vol. 2 is in two parts: the first includes the conclusion of "Heloise, or, The siege of Rhodes", and a bookseller's advertisement on p. 139; the second includes "Harriet, or, The vicar's tale", with special title page, and separate pagination and signatures.

Dedicated to "Mrs. Ward".

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Singer-Mendenhall copy has the autograph, in ink, of George Peters(?) on the title page of vol. 1 and the half-title page of vol. 2.

Singer-Mendenhall copy bound in tree calf, including ornamental gilt borders on covers and gilt spines, with black morocco labels lettered in gilt.

Cited in:

ESTC, N33119

Contains:

Harriet, or, The vicar's tale.

OCLC:

31480481