ID 967418
Lot 222 | The Oriental Philanthropist
Estimate value
$ 300 – 500
First edition of an intriguing and fantastical American novel set in China, issue with p. 216 blank. The author was particularly influenced by the writer Judith Sargent Murray, whom he praises in the preface. This is the first American novel set in China, and only the second printed in New Hampshire. Wright I, 2382; Evans 38495; Sabin 80332.
12mo (170 x 103mm). (Top edge just shaved in some places, some browning and spots.) Modern boards, retaining earlier endpapers.
| Place of origin: | USA |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Place of origin: | USA |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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