The Gambler's Wife a novel in three volumes 1844 1st Edition
by Mrs. Grey; Grey, Catherine Maria; Grey, Elizabeth Caroline
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Camira, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
London: T.C. Newby, 1844. 1st Edition. 3/4 calf. no dustwrapper. 3 volumes 12mo. Scarce 1844 1st Edition in three volumes of Mrs Grey's The Gambler's Wife; much controversy surrounds the identity of the author of this and other novels to appear under the name of 'Mrs. Grey' - it's now generally assumed that works by writers of similar (and not so similar) names were all attributed to one writer; in the case of The Gambler's Wife, while the original attribution was to Elizabeth Caroline Grey, research has shown that the true author was most likely Catherine Maria Grey; moreover the life story of Elizabeth Caroline Grey has been revealed by Patrick Spedding (in the essay ""The Many Mrs Greys: Confusion and Lies about Elizabeth Caroline Grey, Catherine Maria Grey, Maria Georgina Grey and Others"") to be something of a fabrication; in any case this 1844 edition is exceedingly scarce (not in Sadleir, Wolff or Block); three-quarter calf with raised bands and gilt titling to spines, marbled boards; all volumes in much the same condition, with bookplates to front pastedowns, tanning to endpapers and text block, medium-heavy foxing throughout, occasional loss to corners/edges of some pages (rarely), one page loose (and crudely taped-in) to volume 3, occasional stains/blotches in text; leather and boards fairly heavily rubbed and scuffed, with some chips out of marbling, and some minor loss to leather, leather split at hinge (top 3 inches) volume 3.
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- Bookseller
- Gotcha By The Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20977
- Title
- The Gambler's Wife a novel in three volumes 1844 1st Edition
- Author
- Mrs. Grey; Grey, Catherine Maria; Grey, Elizabeth Caroline
- Format/Binding
- 3/4 calf
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- no dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- T.C. Newby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Rare Books;
- Size
- 3 volumes 12mo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Gotcha By The Books
Gotcha By The Books is an online bookshop, working from home, in Camira, Queensland, Australia. The owner has been selling books in Brisbane since 1985, and Gotcha By The Books has been online since 2001. We specialize in Poetry, Australian Poetry, Literature, Art, Australiana, Aboriginal Australia, Rare and Antiquarian Books. We buy books on any subject (so long as we know we can re-sell them!). We are open by appointment.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....