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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia : An Asiatic tale. The two volumes complete in one. Volume the first[-second]. [Five lines from La Rochfoucauld].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
- Standardized Title:
- Rasselas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English fiction--18th century.
- English fiction.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192p. ) ill. ;
- Other Title:
- History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] America : Printed [by Robert Bell] for every purchaser, MDCCLXVIII. [1768]
- Notes:
- Attributed to Samuel Johnson in the Dictionary of national biography.
- The first American edition. Cf. Rosenbach.
- Frontispiece probably the work of Henry Dawkins or James Claypoole. Cf. Hildeburn.
- Place of publication and printer's name supplied by Evans.
- "The voyage of life. By Samuel Johnson .."--p. [189]-192.
- Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 10939
- Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2368
- Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 60
- English Short Title Catalog, W12717.
- OCLC:
- 510981511
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