Author: WHYTE MELVILLE, G.J.
Title: The Gladiators: A Tale of Rome and Judaea
Description: London, Longmans, Green, and Co, n.y. Hardcover. 12mo. Tan cloth with ornate gilt lettering and elaborate brown and black rules and decorations. iv, 418pp. Floral endpapers. Very good. A tight and handsome later printing (undated, but circa 1890) of this tale first published in 1863, a "New Edition" from this publisher's "Select Library of Fiction" series -- the best known of the several historical novels by this Scottish novelist (1821-78) most of whose books concern outdoor sports. Most intriguing, though, is this copy's provenance: It hails from the library of Confederate First Lady Varina Howell Davis (1826-1906). At the top of the title page, she pens "V Jefferson Davis. / 1890." in brown ink. This would have been signed during the brief period between her husband's death in 1889 and her moving from Biloxi, Mississippi, to New York City in 1891. Tiny, lightly pencilled note at bottom of title page in hand of noted autograph dealer/popularizer Charles Hamilton (1913-96). Highly unusual. .
Keywords: British Literature
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Title: The Gladiators: A Tale of Rome and Judaea
Description: London, Longmans, Green, and Co, n.y. Hardcover. 12mo. Tan cloth with ornate gilt lettering and elaborate brown and black rules and decorations. iv, 418pp. Floral endpapers. Very good. A tight and handsome later printing (undated, but circa 1890) of this tale first published in 1863, a "New Edition" from this publisher's "Select Library of Fiction" series -- the best known of the several historical novels by this Scottish novelist (1821-78) most of whose books concern outdoor sports. Most intriguing, though, is this copy's provenance: It hails from the library of Confederate First Lady Varina Howell Davis (1826-1906). At the top of the title page, she pens "V Jefferson Davis. / 1890." in brown ink. This would have been signed during the brief period between her husband's death in 1889 and her moving from Biloxi, Mississippi, to New York City in 1891. Tiny, lightly pencilled note at bottom of title page in hand of noted autograph dealer/popularizer Charles Hamilton (1913-96). Highly unusual. .
Keywords: British Literature
Price: US$ 395.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 49430
- Book number: 49430
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