BERINGTON Simon

The Adventures of Sigr. Gaudentio di Lucca: being the Substance of his Examination before the Fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy. Giving and Account of an unknown Country in the midst of the Deserts of Africa...

2nd London edition. 16mo. xii,291pp. Contemporary vellum, worn and stained, with later vellum spine. All pages stained fairly lightly at lower fore-corners. W. Innys, London, 1748.

£500.00

For some time attributed to Bishop Berkeley this Utopian novel is confirmed by Halkett and Laing to be by Simon Berington. The first edition of 1737 was followed by a Dublin edition in 1738. ESTC lists 16 editioons up to 1800, including four in the USA

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