"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. "
— Bertolt Brecht

London: Printed for J. Brambles [etc.], 1807. NEW EDITION. Duodecimo, pp. viii, 269 [3]. With a frontispiece engraving of the death of Alexander the Great. In contemporary half brown calf with gilt titles to spine and marbled boards. Black ink ownership inscription to front free end-paper. Lightly browned throughout; wear to all edges. Fair overall. Goldsmith's Grecian History to the death of Alexander the Great was first published in 1775, and here appears abridged in a small slim volume, first published in 1787. Item #46749
Price: £55.00