The Vicar's Daughter. By George MacDonald. Bound Volume for 1872 of 'The Sunday Magazine'. LONDON : 1872. PLUS 'The Star in the East' - Christmas Supplement 1871.
by MacDONALD, George (1824-1905)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Alexander Strahan Publisher, 57 Ludgate Hill, 1871. First Edition in Serial Form . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Large Octavo. Illustrated - Plates. LONDON : 1871, 1872. 12 monthly issues of the Sunday Magazine plus Christmas Supplement bound in one-volume 1871-2. of the complete novel by MacDonald bound in one-volume 1871-2. Issued in 3 volumes in 1872. Hardback. Frontispiece and 35 illustrations by F.A. Fraser, and illustrations throughout. Black calf-leather spine & corners; raised bands - gilt lettered spine. Mauve pebble-grained cloth boards. All edges marbled. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. Bright, tight and clean. VERY GOOD INDEED. 880, 50 pages. SCARCE. See Shaberman's bibliography no. 45 & 49. Heavy book; over 2.5 kilos - extra postage needed overseas. Will be packed well. Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
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- Rosley Books
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- Title
- The Vicar's Daughter. By George MacDonald. Bound Volume for 1872 of 'The Sunday Magazine'. LONDON : 1872. PLUS 'The Star in the East' - Christmas Supplement 1871.
- Author
- MacDONALD, George (1824-1905)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated - Plates
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in Serial Form
- Publisher
- Alexander Strahan Publisher, 57 Ludgate Hill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1871
- Size
- Large Octavo
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