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Cranford
by Elizabeth Gaskell
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£195.00£175.50
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About This Item
London: Bliss Sands & Co, 1896 . Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5". T. H. Robinson. Elizabeth Gaskell's popular episodic novel on life in the fictional town of Cranford, with illustrations by T. H. Robinson and in the original gilt pictorial cloth. In the publisher's original gilt pictorial cloth.Illustrated by T. H. Robinson, an English illustrator known for his illustrations for books and magazines such as 'The Strand', with an illustrated title page and 16 monochrome plates. Collated complete.This work was written by Mrs Gaskell (Elizabeth Gaskell). Gaskell was an English novelist and biographer who was the first to write a biography of Charlotte Bronte. This novel tells the story of the fictional town of Cranford, based of Knutsford where the author grew up, and first appeared in the magazine 'Household Words'. It has since been adapted for stage, radio and TV. Publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth. externally very smart with slight marks to the boards, bumping to the extremities, a 1" closed tear to the head of the spine, very minor cockling to the rear and small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Slight marks to the endpapers with hinges starting. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with the odd spot and light mark, heavier to the front and rear. Ink inscription dated 1896 to the half title. Very Good
Synopsis
A gently comic picture of life in an English country town in the mid-nineteenth century, Cranford describes the small adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Rich with humor and filled with vividly memorable characters—including the dignified Lady Glenmire and the duplicitous showman Signor Brunoni—Cranford is a portrait of kindness, compassion, and hope.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883Z49
- Title
- Cranford
- Author
- Elizabeth Gaskell
- Illustrator
- T. H. Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bliss Sands & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Fiction Cranford Elizabeth Gaskell Household Words Cranford
Terms of Sale
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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