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| CRAWFORD, F. MARION [FRANCIS MARION CRAWFORD] Soprano, A Portrait (1905), The Primadonna, A Sequel to Soprano (1908), The Diva's Ruby, A Sequel to Soprano and The Primadonna (1908) London, Macmillan & Co. 1910. Hard Cover. Reissues: 1907, 1910, 1910. Uniform navy blue cloth, author's initials within gilt decoration on front boards; bookplate on each front pastedown. Crisp, bright, fine set. Crawford's trilogy, following the career (musical, romantic and otherwise) of Margaret Donne (stage name Margaret da Cordova). heavy set: will require some extra postage. GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 28.25 US$ 41.65 | JP¥ 3705] Book number: 50054 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Beaton. | ||
| PEACOCK, THOMAS LOVE The Novels, edited by Richard Garnett LL.D. (1891). Headlong Hall (1816), Melincourt (1817), Nightmare Abbey (1818), Maid Marian (1822), The Misfortunes of Elphin (1829), Crochet Castle (1831), Gryll Grange (1861) Calidore & Miscellanea (1891) London, J. M Dent & Co. Hard Cover, ~. 1891 - 5. Frontispiece to each volume. 10 volumes in original beige cloth, lettered and decorated in beige and black; top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. Some corners bumped, spines a little darkened, bookplate of S. H. Perry in most volumes, good. Volume 2 of Melincourt is the second impression of 1893; Volume 2 of Gryll Grange is dated 1895: the other 8 volumes are from the first issue of this edition in 1891. Garnett contributes a lengthy general introduction to Headlong Hall, and shorter introductions to the other works. The fragment of Peacock's unfinished tale Calidore was here published for the first time. A ten volume set which will require additional postage. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 84.25 US$ 124.95 | JP¥ 11115] Book number: 55014 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Beaton. | ||
| WHITBY, BEATRICE The Awakening of Mary Fenwick (1889); Part of the Property (1890); One Reason Why (1892); In the Suntime of Her Youth (1893); Mary Fenwick's Daughter (1894); A Matter of Skill and Other Stories (1896); Sunset (1898) London. Hard Cover, |. Uniform binding in black cloth on bevelled boards: butterfly motif in gilt on front boards; dark green endpapers. Light scuffing on corners. On Part of the Property the gilt lettering is dulled on the spine: all other volumes have a signature (dated 1901) and are crisp and bright. All undated early reprints, aprt from A matter of Skill which is the first edition and duly dated 1896. Whitby's first seven books (she produced another seven or eight up to 1911). "Intelligent, very mildly feminist fiction" (Edwardian Fiction). A heavy set which will require substantial additional postage. GBP 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 84.25 US$ 124.95 | JP¥ 11115] Book number: 52090 Click here to order or inquire at Richard Beaton. |
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