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Peter Parley's Tales About Ancient Rome & Modern Italy, 1848

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Peter Parley's Tales About Ancient Rome & Modern Italy, 1848

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"Peter Parley's Tales About Ancient Rome With Some Account Of Modern Italy", by Samuel G. Goodrich [under the name Peter Parley]; copyright 1832 by the author, published by Thomas & Cowperthwait, Philadelphia, 1848.

Hard boards, leather spine [wear, small damages, creases between spine and boards, boards are attached: see photos]; 4.1/2" x 6"; "1850 / D. ?? Abingdon Virgina / Washington County / 12 / Abinndon 1856 Va" is ink written on the back endpaper; 208 pages including Chronological Table, illustrated with wood engravings, almost all engravings are hand colored, the paint stained the opposite pages, some additional soiling, fair/ good condition. See photos.

Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1793-1860), better known under his pseudonym Peter Parley, was an American author mainly specialized on educational literature for children and young adults. From 1816 to 1822 he was a bookseller and publisher in Hartford. Returning from the Europe travel (1822-1828), he continued his publishing business form from 1828 through the 1850s.

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