Author: Charles Frederic Hardy [ed.]
Title: Benenden Letters: London, Country, and Abroad 1753-1821
Description: London , J. M. Dent & Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. A scarce work curated of letters of five Benenden residents or visitors across the span of the Georgian era. The first edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece facsimile copy of a letter.In the publisher's original cloth binding. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper explaining the premise of the work.This collection of letters, edited by Charles Frederic Hardy, offer a look into some fascinating history and personalities of their writers, all of which are Benenden residents or visitors.Hardy gives introductions to the eras of letters with his own knowledge and context.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Spine is tender. Marks to the boards and fading to the text to spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spotting, heaviest to the the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Letters Scarce Benenden Scarce None


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