Barchester Towers
by Trollope, Anthony
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
The Zodiac Press, London, 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Poor. (8), 471, (1) pages. Brown coloured decoration against a cream coloured cloth covered binding with brown insert to the backstrip and within that insert, gilt titles. Brown coloured tint to the top textblock edge. Rubbing and some bumping to the backstrip edges and rubbing to the book edges. There is a crease that runs the full length -- felt more than seen, of the backstrip. Browning to the edges of the backstrip. Light browning and foxing to the text block edges and light browning to the internal pages. Original bookseller's sticker affixed to the lower edge of the front paste-down, which has ghosted on to the free front end paper. A little foxing to the first few and last the pages of the book. Illustrated dustwrapper, against a dull coloured purple background with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. Chipping to the top dustwrapper corners and the top 0.75 " of the backstrip is missing. There are tears to the edges of the lower backstrip, measuring 0.25 " and 1.5 ". Fading and marks to the backstrip. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. Barsetshire Chronicles -- Volume 2. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; 19th Century; Classics; Inventory No: 0111177. .
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
On Jun 8 2018, The Old Library Bookshop said:
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
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0111177
- Title
- Barchester Towers
- Author
- Trollope, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Zodiac Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Literature, English, 19th-Century, Barsetshire Chronicles -- Volume 2 Literature & Literary; 19th Century; Classics; Unbranded Trollope, Anthony Barchester Towers
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century; Classics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Gilt
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- Chipping
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