Barchester Towers
by Anthony Trollope
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Hardcover with slipcase box, published by Heritage Press, 1958. First published in 1857, this is a first edition of the Heritage Press edition. Classic satire of the 'High' and 'Low' church of England. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel, and with an Introduction by Angela Thirkell. 564 pages, 6-1/2" X 9-3/4". Includes the slipcase box, which is intact, all corners are intact. Sturdy hardcover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or worn. No edge wear to the cover boards. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Edges of the text block are clean. Sewn binding is tight and square. Not a remainder, not a library discard. The slipcase box has a few spots of rubbing wear to the bottom panel, and what appears to be some residue from the removal of a label on that bottom panel - see attached photos. The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.
Synopsis
Barchester Towers, published in 1857, is the second novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire". It is possibly Trollope's best known work.
Reviews
It may be a peculiar taste for this day and age, but I love a good, long Trollope novel. To romp in the cathedral town of Barchester is to enter a world in partnership with the man who created it, as Trollope pauses every so often to describe why the story is proceeding in such or such a direction and to expound on the difficulties of novel-writing. This novel is a continuation of his first Barchester story, "The Warden," and good Dr. Hardy, though no longer the main character, still offers his quiet wisdom to ensure that all ends well. His darling daughter, the widow Eleanor Bold, is the juicy plum sought after by three of the story's male leads: the evil Mr. Slope, the rather amoral Bertie Stanhope, and, of course, the hero, Mr. Arabin. The other villain in the story, the bishop's wife, is the best argument for Roman Catholic priestly celibacy that I've ever encountered. The reader becomes so immersed in this Victorian ecclesiastical milieu that he or she can even overlook sentiments like "He had that nice appreciation of the feelings of others which belongs of right exclusively to women." As one begins to talk to oneself in the speech patterns of the upper-class Victorian English, it is time for the 563 pages of the novel to come to an end. It is nice to know, however, that there is a vast supply of Trollope novels to turn to whenever a respite from the stress of living in the 21st century is required.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hopkins Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23-01020
- Title
- Barchester Towers
- Author
- Anthony Trollope
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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