The Cloister and the Hearth
by Charles Reade
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1912. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7.5". Gordon Browne. Gordon Browne's colourfully illustrated edition of this classic historical novel, set during the fifteenth century. 'The Cloister and the Hearth' was Charles Reade's best known novel. Alongside being the Dean of Arts at Magdalen College, Reade wrote plays and novels, including 'Masks and Faces', 'It Is Never Too Late to Mend', and 'Hard Cash'.Arthur Conan Doyle named 'The Cloister and the Hearth' his favourite novel, featuring his favourite fictional heroine Margaret (the protagonist's wife). Thomas Wolfe, the American author of 'Look Homeward, Angel', also proclaimed this novel to be his favourite work of fiction. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, nineteen colour plates, and twenty-one in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.Written by Charles Reade.Illustrated by Gordon Browne, a children's book illustrator, being one of the most prolific British illustrators of his time.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library.Bookplate to the front pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor rubbing to the boards and some light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just a couple of light spots. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 758P30
- Title
- The Cloister and the Hearth
- Author
- Charles Reade
- Illustrator
- Gordon Browne
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. & R. Chambers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Size
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- The Cloister and the Hearth charles reade gordon browne historical charles reade church erasmus
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Bookplate
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- Rubbing
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Publisher's cloth
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