Author: Maria Edgeworth
Title: Tales and Novels by Maria Edgeworth
Description: London, Baldwin and Craddock, 1832-1833 . Leather. Seventeen volumes only of Baldwin and Craddock's delightful eighteen volume set of the novels and short stories of prolific Anglo-Irish writer Maria Edgeworth. Lacking volume I only.Seventeen volumes presenting an impressive collection of short stories, novels, essays and works from prominent literary figure, with many confronting themes of well as social and moral education, and examples of her Romantic and historical novels.With a frontispiece, engraved title page, and general title page to each volume. Collated, complete.Volumes II and III containing 'Moral Tales&apos.Volumes IV and V featuring 'Popular Tales&apos.Volumes VI, VII, VIII, IX and X containing 'Tales of Fashionable Life&apos.Volumes XI and XII containing the novel 'Belinda&apos.Volume XIII featuring the novel 'Leonora', and 'Letters on Several Subjects&apos.Volumes XIV and XV containing the first part of the novel 'Patronage', and with volume XVI containing the final part of 'Patronage', and 'Comic Dramas&apos.Volume XVII, featuring 'Harrington' and 'Thoughts on Bores&apos.And finally volume XVIII, featuring the novel 'Ormond&apos.With publisher's advertisements to the rear of three volumes.A charming collection of the major works of this significant figure in the evolution of the European novel. In half morocco bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Minor fading to back strips, with rubbing to spine heads and tails. Rubbing and fading to centre of boards. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting and offsetting to title pages and frontispieces, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Keywords: maria edgeworth Sir Walter Scott Richard Lovell Edgeworth romantic novel Sir Walter Scott Not Stated


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