Lot 987
987
(WALPOLE, H.). The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story. Translated (!) by W. Marshal (…). 6th ed. Parma, printed by Bodoni, for J. Edwards, Bookseller of London, 1791. (4 (of 6)), xxxii, 245 pp. W. front. engr. by Barlow. Fine cont. red mor., sides bordered in gilt, spine gilt, inside dentelles, fine marbled endpapers, a.e.g. (Wanting the h.-title, spine slightly discold., extremities a bit chafed in places, mildly foxed in places).
Important novel that coined the term 'gothic'. The novel initiated a literary genre that would become extremely popular in the later 18th early 19th century, and even today. The first edition appeared in 1764. This copy w. ticket of Menno Hertzberger. - Brooks, Bodoni, 420.€ 400
result € 320
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