The Story of a Marriage
by Baldwin, Mrs. Alfred [Louisa]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent and Co, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. J.A. Symington. J.A. Symington. Hardcover. Scarce. A nice association copy, inscribed by the author: "Trix Fleming from her affectionate L. B. November 1900." Louisa Baldwin was one of the four MacDonald sisters, all of whom married notable men. Louisa married industrialist Alfred Baldwin and was the mother of prime minister Stanley Baldwin; Alice, the mother of Rudyard Kipling and Alice "Trix" MacDonald Kipling, married the sculptor Lockwood Kipling; Agnes married artist Edward Poynter; and Georgiana married Edward Burne-Jones. The recipient of this book "Trix" Kipling, later Fleming, was Rudyard's sister and Louisa's niece. This is one of many titles of fiction and poetry written by Louisa, many published with Mrs. Alfred Baldwin as the author.
A poignant and insightful novel on love, marriage, and expectations. It begins with a happy marriage of a young couple. As time passes the man focuses increasingly on work leaving his wife feeling lonely, unhappy, and insecure. The expectations and disappointments of both husband and wife are explored, giving the reader an intimate look at married life during the late 1800s.
Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt title and author to spine. Bumped, rubbed, light stains, and slightly cocked. Interior pages are very good with typical offsetting to free endpapers. With six illustrations by J. A. Symington. Very good condition despite binding flaws. 317 pages.LIT/033115.
A poignant and insightful novel on love, marriage, and expectations. It begins with a happy marriage of a young couple. As time passes the man focuses increasingly on work leaving his wife feeling lonely, unhappy, and insecure. The expectations and disappointments of both husband and wife are explored, giving the reader an intimate look at married life during the late 1800s.
Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt title and author to spine. Bumped, rubbed, light stains, and slightly cocked. Interior pages are very good with typical offsetting to free endpapers. With six illustrations by J. A. Symington. Very good condition despite binding flaws. 317 pages.LIT/033115.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28126
- Title
- The Story of a Marriage
- Author
- Baldwin, Mrs. Alfred [Louisa]
- Illustrator
- J.A. Symington
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
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- Association Copy
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Inscribed
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....