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Love-letters between a nobleman and his sister.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Berkeley, Henrietta, 1664 or 1665-1710.
- Berkeley, Henrietta.
- Tankerville, Forde Grey, 1655-1701.
- Tankerville, Forde Grey.
- Genre:
- Booksellers' advertisements -- England -- 17th century.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes ; 15 cm (12mo)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for J. H. J. T. ans sold by Tho. Bennet ..., 1694.
- Notes:
- Title in double line border. Pts. 2 and 3 each has special title-page in double line border.
- Part 2 has titles "Love-letters from a nobleman to his sister; mixt with the history of their adventures. London : Printed for Jacob Tonson ... and Joseph Hindmarsh, 1693.
- Epistle dedicatory, pts. 2 and 3, signed: A.B.
- Obstensibly a translation from the French. cf. Pref.
- Imaginary letters between Ford Grey, earl of Tankerville (Philander) and his sister-in-law, Lady Henrietta Berkeley (Sylvia), but in reality written by Aphra Behn. cf. S. Halkett and J. Laing. Dictionary of anonymous and pseudonymous English literature.
- Bookseller's advertisements: vol. 2, p. [1]-[7] at the end.
- Local Notes:
- Vols. 1-2 bound together.
- Imperfect: vol. 3 wanting.
- Cited in:
- ESTC R172693
- Mish, C.C. Engl. prose fiction, 1694,60
- Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) III,403
- Wing (2nd ed., 1994) B1742A
- OCLC:
- 21932573
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