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Night Thoughts on life, death, and immortality. [1787]

Name: Night Thoughts on life, death, and immortality. [1787]
Author: Edward Young

Book Description

Night Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality. by the late Dr. Young, to which are added The of the author with a compleat Index and Glossary, by G. Wright Esg. Printed in London, in MDCCLXXXVII (1787) Printed for J.&F. Rivington, T.Longman, E&C Dilly, J. Dodfley, T. Cadell & W. Otridge. 12mo, 17.5cm, xi,347p., A-Q. (316)-onward, Glossary and Index. Page 339 misnumbered as 345. Copper engraved frontis plate and engraved title page with vignette, glossary, index, contemporary full calf, gilt decorated spine, joints broken, front cover held on hidges. First gathering in the book loosened. Binding edges worn and bottom spine extreme chipped, upper spine extreme ragged. Fore-edges covered in gilt. A good copy internally clean and sound.

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The best known work of English poet, Edward Young (1683-1765) first published in 1742.
If he did not invent melancolia and moonlight' in literature, he did much to spread the fashionable taste for them.
(Ency. Britannia, 1911)

Author Edward Young

Date 1787

Binding leather

Publisher J. & F. Rivington, T. Longman, E. & C. Dilly, J. Dodsley, T. Cadell & W. Otridge

Condition Good

Pages 347

Price: £35.00

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