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Patronage
by Maria Edgeworth
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$886.76$798.08
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About This Item
London: R. Hunter, 1815 . Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 4.5". None. The complete four volume third edition of Maria Edgeworth's novel exploring the role of patronage in English society, in a lovely half crushed morocco binding. The scarce third edition of this work, published the year after the first.Anglo-Irish writer Maria Edgeworth's 'Patronage' is the longest of her novels, exploring the role of patronage throughout the various strata of English society in a series of vignettes and passages of dialogue. Much like her contemporary Jane Austen, Edgeworth was praised for her acute social and moral observations.With half titles to volumes III and IV only.With the contemporary inscription 'Thompson' to the head of each title page.A beautifully bound copy of an early edition of this Edgeworth novel. Rebound in half crushed morocco, with gilt detailing to back strip, marbled paper boards, and endpapers renewed. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to head of each title page. Pages bright, with scattered instances of light spotting. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840F5
- Title
- Patronage
- Author
- Maria Edgeworth
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. Hunter
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1815
- Size
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- maria edgeworth nineteenth century fiction patronage The Absentee nineteenth century fiction
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Fine
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