Parson Austen's Daughter
by Ashton, Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition (4th impression, 6 months after 1st), missing d/j, purple cloth boards, gilt spine titling, text block fi
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1950. 1st (4th imp). hardback. Very good, 1st edition (4th impression, 6 months after 1st), missing d/j, purple cloth boards, gilt spine titling, text block firm, untrimmed pages unmarked; light foxing on edges/endpapers.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). Helen Ashton (1891-1958) was a respected novelist, literary biographer and physician, known for writing about Dorothy Wordsworth or Caroline Herschel. This biography of Jane Austen was first published in 1949.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132203
- Title
- Parson Austen's Daughter
- Author
- Ashton, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition (4th impression, 6 months after 1st), missing d/j, purple cloth boards, gilt spine titling, text block fi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st (4th imp)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- biography, history, Austen, Ashten
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8\"\" x 5_\"\")
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