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[Musaeus (Johann Karl August)] Popular Tales of the Germans. Translated from the German, first Dublin edition, half-title, the odd spot, ink name to endpaper, contemporary calf, portion of spine repaired, rubbed, [cf. Garside, Raven and Schowerling 1791: 53; Rothschild 358 (first editions)], large 12mo, Dublin, by William Porter, for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. Porter, W. Mc.Kenzie, [&c.], 1791

⁂ Rare, ESTC and COPAC list only 5 copies of this edition between them (none in BL or National Library of Ireland). Originally assumed to have been translated by William Beckford, it is now thought that these stories were translated by William Beddoes.
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