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Antique Din Arbas – A Tale Being a Continuation of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia – Leather Bound Book
Antique leather-bound literary volume titled Dinarbas; A Tale: Being a Continuation of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia.
A continuation of Samuel Johnson\'s celebrated philosophical novel The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The continuation is associated with author Ellis Cornelia Knight.
The book features an aged brown leather binding with a red spine title label and gilt lettering. The title page includes Latin text and identifies the printer as John Rea of Dublin.
A collectible early literary work of interest to collectors of antique books, 18th-century literature, Samuel Johnson, and historical leather-bound volumes.
Condition: Poor to fair antique condition. Extensive rubbing and deterioration to leather covers, significant spine damage with exposed binding, splitting and separation along cover joints, worn corners, staining and discoloration to interior pages, and handwritten inscriptions on an endpaper. Binding is fragile and may require professional conservation. Completeness has not been verified.
Keywords: Dinarbas, Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, Samuel Johnson, Ellis Cornelia Knight, antique literature, leather bound, Dublin printing, Latin title page, rare books, Georgian literature, historical books, antiquarian.
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