Author: [Elizabeth von Arnim]
Title: The Pastor&Apos;S Wife
Description: London, Smith, Elder, & Co, 1914. First edition. Leather. A Hatchard's bound first edition of this lesser-known novel by the eminent author Elizabeth von Arnim. The first edition, first impression, with no later impressions stated.Scarce to see rebound in a leather binding, bound by Hatchards.Ingeborg Bullivant, the protagonist of 'The Pastor's Wife', takes off from her home with her dad, the Bishop of Redchester, on a tour of Lucerne. On this enlightening tour Ingeborg is proposed to by a ponderous German pastor, who sweeps her off to be his wife in East Prussia.By Elizabeth von Arnim, a noted author and aristocrat known for her prolific works. She was the cousin of fellow author Katherine Mansfield, and had a three year long affair with H. G. Wells. Through her first marriage she was a Countess, and later married Frank Russell, who was the elder brother of the Nobel prize winning Bertrand Russell.Bookplate of Antoinette Brett to the front paste down - Antoinette was the wife of Oliver Brett; 3rd Viscount Esher, Brett was notable for being a chairman for the National Trust for 25 years, and being involved in many important cultural and artistic charities. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards, bound by Hatchards. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are lightly faded. Faint spots to the paper to the boards. Very minor rubbing to the spine. Bookplate to the front paste down. Scattered spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some occasional spots. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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