Icosameron

Autor: Casanova, Giacomo Girolamo

Verlag: Imprimerie de l'école normale

Verlagsort: Praha

Erscheinungsjahr : 1788

Casanova, Giacomo Girolamo (1725-1798). "Icosameron ou Histoire d'Edouard et d'Elisabeth, qui passerent quatre vingts un ans chez les Mégamicres habitans aborigines du Protocosme dans l'intérieur de notre globe, traduite de l'anglois par Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Venitien ... Tome premier ... second". Prague: Imprimerie de l'école normale, (1787 or 1788). First edition. Vol. 1 and 2 (of 5). 8vo. Vol. 1: XXXII, 265, VI pp.; Vol. 2: XL, 306, VI pp. Orig. publishing brochures from the time.

Clean and fresh - untrimmed and uncut. Handwritten titles on the spines, as well as the ex libris on the inside of the envelopes at the back. The engraved portrait of Casanova was not added. - Casanova's novel Icosaméron describes the adventures of a brother and sister who join an arctic exploration expedition. It's an early work of science fiction. - Rare. It was printed in about 500 copies at the author's expense.

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Stichwörter: Casanova Icosameron Icosaméron Prag 1788 1787 Erste Ausgabe EA