Author: Elizabeth Gaskell
Title: Cranford
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. 1907. Cloth. A new edition of E. Gaskell's episodic novel, adorned with illustrations in colour by Hugh Thomson. An episodic novel by Elizbeth Gaskell, originally serialised in 1853 Household Words and published in book form in the same year. It gained popularity at the turn of the twentieth century and has since been adapted for stage, radio, and TV. Without a linear plot, the work follows a series of sketches delineating people and customs contemporary to its time, painting a picture of Cranford, a market town governed by etiquette, custom and an intricate network of ladies.Adorned with the popular illustrations by Hugh Thomson in colour, renowned for decorating many works by important authors, including Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. A new edition with a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie.In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt to the front board, characteristic of Thomson's works. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt tooling to front board and spine. Externally smart with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Front hinge only lightly strained, holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With illustrations in colour by Hugh Thomson. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .
Keywords: hugh thomson illustrated elizabeth gaskell illustrated Hugh Thomson
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Title: Cranford
Description: London, Macmillan and Co. 1907. Cloth. A new edition of E. Gaskell's episodic novel, adorned with illustrations in colour by Hugh Thomson. An episodic novel by Elizbeth Gaskell, originally serialised in 1853 Household Words and published in book form in the same year. It gained popularity at the turn of the twentieth century and has since been adapted for stage, radio, and TV. Without a linear plot, the work follows a series of sketches delineating people and customs contemporary to its time, painting a picture of Cranford, a market town governed by etiquette, custom and an intricate network of ladies.Adorned with the popular illustrations by Hugh Thomson in colour, renowned for decorating many works by important authors, including Charles Dickens and Jane Austen. A new edition with a preface by Anne Thackeray Ritchie.In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt to the front board, characteristic of Thomson's works. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt tooling to front board and spine. Externally smart with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities. Front hinge only lightly strained, holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With illustrations in colour by Hugh Thomson. Very Good . Ill.: Hugh Thomson. Very Good .
Keywords: hugh thomson illustrated elizabeth gaskell illustrated Hugh Thomson
Price: GBP 110.00 = appr. US$ 157.08 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 819A62
- Book number: 819A62
See more books from our catalog: English Literature Pre 1900