The Citizen of the World: or, letters from a Chinese philosopher, residing in London, to his friends in the East mars Intermixed and illustrated with variety

Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations

slightly torn in places (with neat repairs using archival tape)

and sold by Bell & Bradfute

out-of-the-way towns in southern Siberia

printed in red ink

The Citizen of the World: or, letters from a Chinese philosopher, residing in London, to his friends in the East mars Intermixed and illustrated with varietyLondon: 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