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The Warden
by Trollope, Anthony
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1859. First published in 1855, this is the first volume of Trollopes "Chronicles of Bartshire." This is a Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, the "Copyright Edition." (Starting in 1840, and continuing for one hundred years the Tauchnitz editions protected author's rights on the European continent.) Maroon leather binding with titling and decorations in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 285 pages.Armorial bookplate on the front paste-down. The text is nicely bright and fresh; easily read and enjoyed today. Really a sweet book.. First Edition Thus. Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Synopsis
The tranquil atmosphere of the cathedral town of Barchester is shattered when a scandal breaks concerning the financial affairs of a Church-run almshouse for elderly men. In the ensuing furore, Septimus Harding, the almshouse's well-meaning warden, finds himself pitted against his daughter's suitor Dr John Bold, a zealous local reformer. Matters are not improved when Harding's abrasive son-in law, Archdeacon Grantly, leaps into the fray to defend him against a campaign Bold begins in the national press. An affectionate and wittily satirical view of the workings of the Church of England, The Warden is also a subtle exploration of the rights and wrongs of moral crusades and, in its account of Harding's intensely felt personal drama, a moving depiction of the private impact of public affairs.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006691
- Title
- The Warden
- Author
- Trollope, Anthony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Bernhard Tauchnitz
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- Fine
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