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The Old Manor House
by Mrs Charlotte Smith
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Chiswick, 1822 A very good early 2 volume edition of this scarce novel, first published in 1793, and considered by many to be her best work. Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806) was primarily a poet, but also wrote novels, particularly to raise income. She is unusual in writing under her own name at that time. Her work was initially very popular, but became less so during her lifetime. The Old Manor House is set during the American Revolutionary War and is said to argue against slavery. This set was published by Chiswick Press, set up 11 years earlier. In contemporary quarter leather binding with gilt compartments, gilt titles and blind tooling to spines. Boards, page edges and endpapers marbled. Each volume has half title, vignette title page and text. Vol I 334pp; Vol II 328pp. The bindings have wear to edges and corners. The spines have wear particularly to the top and bottom with some fraying at the bottom. The front board to vol II is splitting away at the joint. Corners with wear. The contents are very clean and in very good condition. Vol I has some wear to the endpaper at the bottom of the front hinge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031760
- Title
- The Old Manor House
- Author
- Mrs Charlotte Smith
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chiswick
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1822
- Keywords
- charlotte turner smith; eighteenth century women novelists; anti-slavery; women writers
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾"
Terms of Sale
E C Books
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About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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