Author: READE, CHARLES
Title: A Good Fight and Other Stories
Description: NY: Harper & Brothers, 1859. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Charles Keene. First edition, first printing. Custom 20th Century full brown cloth, gilt lettering on black label on spine, light brown endpapers. The blank pages following page 341 and the two pages of Harper & Brothers advertisements have been omitted in binding. [Parrish 204; Sadleir 2003]. Illustrated with 14 wood engravings by Charles Keene. "A Good Fight" is the original version of "The Cloister and the Hearth." The other stories included are "The Autobiography of a Thief" and "Jack of All Trades." . Former owner's name (Spalding Evans) in pencil on title page, some foxing on preliminary and concluding pages, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight with strong hinges, square, and clean. VERY GOOD.. Wood engravings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. vi, 341 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Charles Reade First Edition Literature Short Stories Novels, Poetry & Literature Historical Fiction Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
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Title: A Good Fight and Other Stories
Description: NY: Harper & Brothers, 1859. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Charles Keene. First edition, first printing. Custom 20th Century full brown cloth, gilt lettering on black label on spine, light brown endpapers. The blank pages following page 341 and the two pages of Harper & Brothers advertisements have been omitted in binding. [Parrish 204; Sadleir 2003]. Illustrated with 14 wood engravings by Charles Keene. "A Good Fight" is the original version of "The Cloister and the Hearth." The other stories included are "The Autobiography of a Thief" and "Jack of All Trades." . Former owner's name (Spalding Evans) in pencil on title page, some foxing on preliminary and concluding pages, else fine; otherwise unmarked, tight with strong hinges, square, and clean. VERY GOOD.. Wood engravings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. vi, 341 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .
Keywords: Charles Reade First Edition Literature Short Stories Novels, Poetry & Literature Historical Fiction Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books
Price: US$ 300.00 Seller: Round Table Books, LLC
- Book number: 28656
- Book number: 28656
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