The Citizen of the World: or, letters from a Chinese philosopher, residing in London, to his friends in the East army together with as souvenir postcard

together with as souvenir postcard signed by Blake and in the envelope and a booklet wherein Blake discusses his thoughts on the exhibition

Publisher's lime green cloth-backed marbled boards with gilt titles to spine and paper labels to upper boards

The bulk of the book consists of the Quenta Silmarillion

corners worn

Braque and Japanese artists like Ikeda

The Citizen of the World: or, letters from a Chinese philosopher, residing in London, to his friends in the East army together with as souvenir postcardLondon: Taylor and Hessey George Cowey, 1819. Two volumes, complete. Small 8vo. pp xvi, [1], 2 278; viii, [1], 2 230. Bound in contemporary leather with wide patterned gilt border to front and back, heavily gilt spines. Head of spine on vol I chipped and edges rubbed, joint becoming tender. An decent copy in nice period binding. A collection of 119 satirical letters in which Goldsmith uses his fictitious author, Lien Chi Altangi, to deliver witty and