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The Semi-Detached House.
by EDEN, Emily; Theresa Lewis (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall,, 1872. New edition of Emily Eden's second novel. It "was published anonymously in 1859 with the help of her lifelong friend Lady Theresa Lewis, who negotiated Eden's terms - no less than £300 and early publication - with Richard Bentley, the publisher. In this lively satirical novel, the pregnant heroine Lady Blanche Chester, whose husband has been posted abroad, shares the middle-class home of the Hopkinsons with the nouveau riche Baron Sampson and his wife. Blanche revises her class prejudices after experiencing the warmth of the Hopkinson family" (ODNB). Octavo. Contemporary dark green half morocco, flat raised bands, titles to compartments gilt, decorations to bands gilt, marbled sides, edges sprinkled red, pale brown endpapers. Ownership inscription to front pastedown. Spine faintly sunned, boards lightly rubbed, a few short splits along inner hinges, text block slightly strained in a couple of places. An excellent copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141044
- Title
- The Semi-Detached House.
- Author
- EDEN, Emily; Theresa Lewis (ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Chapman and Hall,
- Date Published
- 1872
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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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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
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