New York: F.M. Lupton Publishing Company, 1875. First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This was Warfield's first novel, a Gothic fiction featuring a young woman from England coming to live with her grandmother in the U.S. She discovers her grandfather, long believed to be dead, living secretly on the second floor where he is engaged in an insane attempt to create a youth-restoring medicine. The novel is the story of their relationship amid a dark and violent family history. It was a bestseller when published anonymously in 1860 by "A Southern Lady" by Derby & Jackson. This 1875 F.M. Lupton edition is a First Edition Thus. About 5 x 7 3/8 inches, 413 pages in red cloth-covered boards with a black title box and floral decoration on the front cover, and gold title box and black lettering and decorative floral design on spine. Edges and spine ends show wear, mild bumping, no tears or chipping. Text edges somewhat soiled, pages slightly age-toned. Text is complete, clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name on fep. No tears, no creases. Warfield wrote seven other novels but this, her first, was probably her best.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005661
Title: THE HOUSEHOLD OF BOUVERIE
Author: Warfield, C.A., Mrs. (Catherine Ann)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Thus.
Publisher: F.M. Lupton Publishing Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1875
Keywords: NOVEL, POPULAR FICTION, 19TH CENTURY, GOTHIC MENTAL ILLNESS, RELATIONSHIPS, DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES, DEBUT
Bookseller catalogs: England; Horror; Miscellaneous;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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