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THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA
por Hardy, Thomas
- Usado
- first
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- Livreiro
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1876. A Comedy in Chapters. With eleven illustrations. In two volumes. Pp. viii+322+[2](advertisements)+viii+318+[2](advertisements), 11 plates (frontispiece with tissue guard both volumes); bound by Riviere & Son in red half morocco, the spines lettered and ruled in gilt compartments between raised bands, red cloth boards, slightly faded, edges lightly rubbed, spines lightly and uniformly faded; t.e.g., others uncut; the original red cloth of upper boards (lettered and decorated in gilt & black, soiled and lightly worn) laid in at end of both volumes, along with the original spine in Volume II; top fore-corner torn pp. 17/8 Volume II, a few leaves faintly creased, a little light foxing and soiling; Smith, Elder & Co., London, 1876. First edition. Purdy p. 20; Sadleir 1107. *Originally published in monthly instalments in the Cornhill Magazine from July 1875 to May 1876. The plates were designed by George Du Maurier.
Sinopse
From the book:Young Mrs. Petherwin stepped from the door of an old and well-appointed inn in a Wessex town to take a country walk. By her look and carriage she appeared to belong to that gentle order of society which has no worldly sorrow except when its jewellery gets stolen; but, as a fact not generally known, her claim to distinction was rather one of brains than of blood. She was the daughter of a gentleman who lived in a large house not his own, and began life as a baby christened Ethelberta after an infant of title who does not come into the story at all, having merely furnished Ethelberta's mother with a subject of contemplation. She became teacher in a school, was praised by examiners, admired by gentlemen, not admired by gentlewomen, was touched up with accomp-lishments by masters who were coaxed into painstaking by her many graces, and, entering a mansion as governess to the daughter thereof, was stealthily married by the son. He, a minor like herself, died from a chill caught during the wedding tour, and a few weeks later was followed into the grave by Sir Ralph Petherwin, his unforgiving father, who had bequeathed his wealth to his wife absolutely.
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Kay Craddock Antiquarian Bookseller
(AU)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 116414
- Título
- THE HAND OF ETHELBERTA
- Autor
- Hardy, Thomas
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Editorial
- Smith, Elder and Co
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1876
- Observação
- Pode ser um conjunto de vários volumes e exigir postagem adicional.
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- Morocco
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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