Author: James Blyth
Title: Juicy Joe: A Romance of the Norfolk Marshlands
Description: London, Grant Richards, 1903. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition of James Blyth's first novel, a romance novel set in the Norfolk Marshlands. The first edition. Blyth's first book and almost impossible to obtain. In the publisher's original cloth. A vanishingly scarce work. With a small newspaper advertisement from two sisters born in Norfolk who were searching for a copy of this novel as they have been unable to find a copy of the novel they loved, further exemplifying the scarcity of this work. This romance novel was written by James Blyth and was set in the Norfolk Marshlands, inspired by his time living in Norfolk. The novel uses much of the Norfolk dialect and reflects his feelings on the 'uneducated' people who live in the area. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with fading and marks to the spine, marks to the boards, slight bumping with wear, and tears to the head and tail of the spine. 'R. C. Fiske' bookplate to front pastedown, front hinge tender and spotting to endpapers. Internally, binding starting and strained in places but otherwise firm. Pages bright with the odd spot, heavier to the front and rear. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: First edition Romance Norfolk James Blyth Romance None


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