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The Peacock's Pleasaunce with Eight Full Page Illustrations
by Boyle, Eleanor Vere [E.V.B.]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London - New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head - John Lane Co., 1908. MCMVIII at title page. No other dates, indications. Fine dark green full cloth boards, gilt impressed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Cover and spine feature stylized emblem of a peacock by E.V.B. Boards protected in fine glassine sleeve. Pages fine; no writing. Bind good; hinges intact. Features eight illustration plates displaying the grandeur of the ornately designed male peacock. This was the last work published by Eleanor Vere Boyle eight years prior to her death, a collection of twelve beautiful writings or belles-lettres, accompanied by the eight illustrations. She was born in Scotland on May 1, 1825 to Alexander Gordon of Ellon Castle, Aberdeenshire, descendant of the Duke of Ancaster. Raised as the youngest of eight children in the Scottish hills above the River Dee. She later moved to England and married Richard Boyle, son of the Earl of Cork and chaplain to Queen Victoria. EVB was one of the first woman artists to be recognized for her achievements. She did not exhibit or sell work often as it was not acceptable given her family’s social status. Thus, she signed her works "EVB" to obscure her identity and quickly became one of the most important female illustrators in the nineteenth century. Six pages of adverts at back for other available titles. A crisp, clean near fine first edition. 258 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020242
- Title
- The Peacock's Pleasaunce with Eight Full Page Illustrations
- Author
- Boyle, Eleanor Vere [E.V.B.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head - John Lane Co.
- Place of Publication
- London - New York
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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