The Museum of Foreign Literature and Science, Vol. 5 (1824)

Philadelphia: Littell, 1824. Hardcover. 8vo, early half leather and marbled boards, very good, leather a little dry and worn but still solidly bound, contents very good, tanned throughout. 576 pp, not illustrated, no plates besides the engraved title page. Highlights include Tovey's history of the Jews of England, Mrs. Graham's voyage to Brazil, memoir of William Beckford, memoir of Bolivar, the personal character of Lord Byron and conversations with Lord Byron, a 2 1/2 page letter on how bad French cookery is by an alderman and button maker, life of Sir Edward Coke, gas lighting, Hunter on North American Indians, Humboldt, Landor's imaginary conversations, consideration of Washington Irving's tales, memoir of Mirabeau, Lady Morgan's life of Salvator Rosa, speculation on the author of the Opium eater, life of Rossini, consideration of Shelley's Postumus poems, an effectual cure for smoke, the employment of women, and much else. Very good. Item #H36690

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