Queens of the Circulating Library. Selections from Victorian Lady Novelists 1850-1900
by Walbank, F. Alan (introduced and Edited by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Evans Brothers Ltd. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine faded blending to edges of boards, head of spine chipped, tail of spine and corners bumped, adverts to endpapers, NO INSCRIPTIONS, colour frontispiece, 328pp, internally near fine, CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. "A series of selections from the half-century's feminine fiction offers an amusing peep-show of the more intimate side of Victorian life. From the proposal of marriage and first kiss to the moods of a harsh husband or inebriate father, there are faithful reflections of much that men no doubt preferred to leave unexpressed."; 106285; 8vo (large) .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106285
- Title
- Queens of the Circulating Library. Selections from Victorian Lady Novelists 1850-1900
- Author
- Walbank, F. Alan (introduced and Edited by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Evans Brothers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Literature, Fiction, History, Short Stories, Victoriana, British History
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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