Author: T. F. Thistleton-Dyer
Title: The Loves and Marriages of Some Eminent Persons
Description: London, Ward and Downey, 1890. First edition. Cloth. Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer discusses the love lives well-known writers, philosophers, and political figures in this scarce work. A first edition copy of Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer's volumes interesting work on the marriages of eminent persons. Drawing on anecdotes, Thiselton-Dyer shares tales of early love, courtship, unhappy or happy marriages, separation, and unmarried life of a broad range of writers, philosophers, and political figures such as Edmund Burke, John Stuart Mill, George Elliot, and William Pitt. The reverence Thiselton-Dyer was considered a master of popular historical writing, and published several well-received non-fiction books such as Strange Pages from Family Papers. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the spine, a little more so to the joints. Lightly bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a closed tear in the cloth to the head of volume I. With some light wear to the extremities. The front hinge is starting, but firm to volume II. Internally, generally firmly bound, although the gutter is visible between pages 96 and 97 of volume I. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: The Loves and Marriages of Some Eminent Persons T. F. Thistleton-Dyer First Edition Scarce T. F. Thistleton-Dyer Marriage of Sir Walter Scott None


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