The English hermit; or, the adventures of Philip Quarll, who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island, where he has lived above fifty years, without any assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Adorned with cuts, and a map of the island

All titles

• The English hermit; or, the adventures of Philip Quarll, who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island, where he has lived above fifty years, without any assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Adorned with cuts, and a map of the island
• Hermit

People / Organizations

• Peter Longueville (Author)

Imprint

London : printed and sold at No. 4, Aldermary Church Yard, in Bow Lane, [between 1782 and 1789?]

Publication year

1782-1789

ESTC No.

N28603

Grub Street ID

17828

Description

106,[2]p. : ill.,map ; 12°.

Note

Purporting to be by Edward Dorrington and sometimes attributed to Alexander Bicknell; in fact by Peter Longueville

With a final advertisement leaf for John Marshall & Co

John Marshall and Co. active between 1779 and 1789. Cf. David Stoker. "John Marshall, John Evans and the Cheap Repository Tracts 1793-1800". Article pending publication, 2012

Pierpont Morgan Library copy has bookplate of Crockett's Lilliputian Library, which was advertised in the Norfolk Chronicle in 1783. Martin Crockett was active in Norwich between 1782 and 1793. Cf. British Book Trade Index

With frontis.

Uncontrolled note

Ill. includes frontis. - Verify format: NNPM copy: gathered in 6's, horizontal chain lines, height = 12cm. - John Marshall at this address 1782-1807 (Maxted)