The Voyages, Travels and Adventures of William Owen Gwin Vaughan, Esq; with the History of his Brother Jonathan Vaughan, Six Years a Slave in Tunis. Intermix’d with the Histories of Clerimont, Maria, Eleanora, and Others [...] Volume the First
Publisher: Printed for John Watts
Published: 1736
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Description: <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Full title:</b> The Voyages, Travels and Adventures of William Owen Gwin Vaughan, Esq; with the History of his Brother Jonathan Vaughan, Six Years a Slave in Tunis. Intermix’d with the Histories of Clerimont, Maria, Eleanora, and Others. Full of Various Turns of Fortune. Volume the First. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">First of 2 volumes in 12mo. f. [1] (blank), [1] (plates), pp. [6], 316, f. [1] (blank). Calf. Gilt ruled boards, gilt spine. Head-and tailpieces, engraved initials. Includes full-page engraving facing title page of each volume, each signed "G. Vand [de]r Gucht Fecit." The first frontispiece depicts Pope’s villa at Twickenham in the background. Signature on title page: "E: Palmer;" "Alewynd Evans, Carmarthen, 1873."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11.5pt;">First edition of this best-selling Defoean novel. See ESTC, T71899.</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/permalink/01JHU_INST/1lu78g9/alma991039119239707861" rel="nofollow">Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.</a></span></span></p>