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Aurora Leigh
by BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: C.S. Francis, 1859. Reprint. 12mo. Publishers blue textured cloth, decorated in gilt on spine; all edges gilt; 351p. Small losses to cloth at spine ends, else a tight, Very Good copy. Includes Browning's copyright authorizaton on leaf following title page, dated 1856; title page bears 1859 date. An attractive early U.S. printing of Barrett's epic novel in verse.
Synopsis
Aurora Leigh is an eponymous epic novel/poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The poem is written in blank verse and encompasses nine books (the woman's number, the number of the prophetic books of the Sibyl). It is a first person narration, from the point of view of Aurora; its other heroine, Marian Erle, is an abused self-taught child of itinerant parents. The poem is set in Florence, Malvern, London, and Paris.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35005
- Title
- Aurora Leigh
- Author
- BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- C.S. Francis
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1859
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women; Great Britain; Literature Before 1900;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Glossary
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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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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