GOLDSMITH OLIVER The Citizen of the World; or Letters from

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[GOLDSMITH, OLIVER.] The Citizen of the World; or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher residing in London, to His Friends in the East. 2 volumes. 12mo, mottled calf by Riviere & Son, spines attractively gilt with morocco lettering pieces; contents washed with light residual toning. Bookplates of Ralph H. Isham and Edward B. King. London: Printed for the Author and sold by J. Newbery et al., 1762

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first edition in book form of a satire originally published serially in The Public Ledger in 1760-61; with A4r paginated "v" instead of "vii" in Volume 1. Rothschild 1021; Scott, pages 71-75.