BERINGTON Simon

The Memoirs of Sigr. Gaudentio di Lucca: taken from his Confession and Examination before the Fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy. Making a Discovery of an unknown Country in the midst of the vast Deserts of Africa...

First edition. 16mo. Contempoirary calf, boards a little chafed and crazed. later rebacking in calf, gilt decorated. Very good. xiii,335pp. London, T. Cooper, 1737.

£1,700.00
BERINGTON Simon
The Memoirs of Sigr. Gaudentio di Lucca: taken from his Confession and Examination before the Fathers of the Inquisition at Bologna in Italy. Making a Discovery of an unknown Country in the midst of the vast Deserts of Africa...

For some time attributed to Bishop Berkeley this Utopian novel is confirmed by Halkett and Laing to be by Simon Berington. Scarce.

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