Gessner, Salomon, 1730-1788, The death of Abel,, 1797
- Title(s):
- The death of Abel, in five books; attempted from the German of Mr. Gessner.
- Additional Title(s):
- Der Tod Abels. English
- Published/Created:
- London, T. Heptinstall, 1797.
- Physical Description:
- 1 p.., xi, 275 p. front. (port.) plates. 25 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsPT1886 T613 1797[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/195445
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- BAC : "Printed by C. Whittingham."
BAC : Tail pieces.
BAC : Plates by Blackberd, after Stothard.
BEIR WC 13940: Poor condition. Armorial bookplate of Henry Newall Littleborough.
Contains also "New idyls, by S. Gessner, with A letter to M. Fuslin, on landscape painting; and The two friends of Bourbon, a moral tale, by M. Diderot" (p. [151]-275) with separate half title.
Translation of: Der Tod Abels.
The first work was translated by Mary Collyer; the second by W. Hooper, according to the British Museum Catalogue.
MUDD WC 13940: Poor condition. - Subject Terms:
- Cain (Biblical figure) -- Fiction.Landscape painting.Littleborough, Henry Newall -- Bookplate.
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