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The History of Sir Charles Grandison; in a Series of Letters
by RICHARDSON, Samuel
- Used
- Condition
- A fine set.
- Seller
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Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: T. Longman et al., 1796. A fine set.. Seven volumes, small octavo; each volume with an engraved frontispiece showing a scene from the narrative; contemporary half roan, marbled paper sides, flat spines lettered in gilt.
A very attractive set. First printed in 1753, Richardson's novel set out to create a perfect gentleman to counter-balance such characters as the caddish Mr. B- of Richardson's Pamela and the unheroic males in Fielding's Tom Jones. Jane Austen and George Eliot both thought highly of the book, and Ruskin ranked it with Don Quixote, though others have found Charles Grandison impossibly perfect and consequently uninteresting. This attractive set is a copy of the eighth edition, showing that the novel could still captivate the public some forty years after its first appearance.
. Provenance: From the library of the Marquess Conyngham at Slane Castle, Ireland, with his bookplates and his signature at the top of each title page.Reviews
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3409285
- Title
- The History of Sir Charles Grandison; in a Series of Letters
- Author
- RICHARDSON, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine set.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T. Longman et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1796
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Hordern House Rare Books
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About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
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- Fine
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