Sale 09BP02 | Lot 286

R.S. = [PALTOCK, ROBERT] The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man

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R.S. = [PALTOCK, ROBERT] The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man

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Lot 286
R.S. = [PALTOCK, ROBERT] The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man...
... London: J. Robinson and R. Dodsley, 1751. First edition. The two volumes bound as one, full dark red by morocco by J. MacKenzie, all edges gilt. 6 1/2 inches (17 cm); volume I: title leaf, 2 ff. dedication, iii- xiv pp., 5 ff. contents, 287 pp., with three plates, one as frontispiece. Volume II: xi, (including title), 295 pp., with three plates, one as frontispiece, one plate folding, the text followed by 5 pp. of Dodsley's catalogues. Some rubbing to binding; Edward Huth's bookplate, also with William B. Gerhard's plate.
Written pseudonymously, this extraordinary fantasy recounts a shipwreck, and the discovery of a winged race within a cavern accessed via the South Pole. The illustrations, especially the folding plate of aerial conflict, are exceptional. Sabin, 58394.

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Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $1,750 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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