1854 Scarce Victorian First Edition - The Lamplighter by Maria Susanna Cummins.(Description) Author: Anon. (Maria Susanna Cummins). Title: The Lamplighter. Publisher: London, Clarke, Beeton and Co., Fleet Street, no date (1854). First Edition. This scarce first British edition, published in April 1854, was a joint imprint of Clarke, Beeton, and John Cassell. Language: Text in English. Size: 7 " X 4. 5 ". Pages: 412 pages. Binding: Very good contemporary quarter calf leather binding with marbled boards (hinges fine, overall

The author: Alex Chodsko (1804-1891) was a notable Polish-Iranian linguist

illustrated title page and eight full-page plates by Keeley Halswelle

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and among the most prolific

The work was originally passed off as an authentic work by a Persian imam named Horam translated into English by "Sir Charles Morell

storytelling

His work captures the complexities of Napoleon's character and the turbulent times in which he lived

they are gateways into the heart of faery folklore

reaching its present form during the Persian Period between 538-332 BCE

With "The Courteous Knight and Other Tales

First edition (according to Quinby 18)

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