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The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders / by Daniel Defoe ; edited by George A. Aitken with illustrations by J. B. Yeats - Complete in 2 volumes
by Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731). Aitken, George Atherton (1860-1917). Yeats, John Butler (1839-1922)
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About This Item
London : J. M. Dent, 1895. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Provenence; bookplate of Laudatur et Alget. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Physical description; 2 v. : tissue-guarded plates ; 19 cm. Series; Romances and Narratives by Daniel Defoe ; 7, 8. Title page printed in black and red. Head-pieces. Subjects; Children of prisoners - Fiction. Women - England - Fiction. Prostitutes - Fiction. Repentance - Fiction. Criminals - Fiction.
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- Title
- The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders / by Daniel Defoe ; edited by George A. Aitken with illustrations by J. B. Yeats - Complete in 2 volumes
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731). Aitken, George Atherton (1860-1917). Yeats, John Butler (1839-1922)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : J. M. Dent
- Date Published
- 1895
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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