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Precaution.: A Novel. In Two Volumes.
by COOPER, James Fenimore
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: A. T. Goodrich & Co.,, 1820. Rare in original boards First edition, first impression of the author's first novel, written in the style of Jane Austen and her contemporaries. The setting is 19th-century Northamptonshire and, therefore, atypical of the author's subsequent works. Copies in the original boards are rare: we can trace only four copies in original boards sold at auction in the last 45 years (including this present copy). These copies include the half-titles and also the errata slip. Spiller & Blackburn note that "the errata slip may be found at the end of either the first or the second volume; there was no uniformity of practice". In this copy the slip appears after the title page in vol. 1. Two volumes, octavo. Original bluish green boards, lettering to spines by hand. Housed in a custom black cloth box. Contemporary and later ownership signatures, including one dated 1827. Both volumes rebacked preserving original spine, extremities somewhat worn, occasional heavy foxing, small repairs to fore-edge and corner of title page in vol. 2, occasional light dampstaining; a very good copy and extremely rare. Spiller & Blackburn 1; BAL 3825.
Synopsis
The entire focus of this novel rests on the determined though sometimes woefully mistaken efforts of three British families--the Moseleys, the Jarvises, and the Chattertons--to arrange suitable marriages for their respective sons and daughters. The bulk of the early-nineteenth-century action is therefore played out through dinners, social calls, visits to summer resorts, and development of various designs employed toward the end of matrimony. The "precaution" displayed by Mrs. Wilson in guiding her niece Emily Moseley through the treacherous shoals toward a sound Christian marriage furnishes the novel's title and indicates the author's moral and ethical position.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153075
- Title
- Precaution.
- Author
- COOPER, James Fenimore
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: A. T. Goodrich & Co.,
- Date Published
- 1820
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Errata
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- Rebacked
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- Title Page
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