Author: Mrs. Craik [Dinah Maria Mulock Craik]
Title: John Halifax Gentleman
Description: London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, c1900. Leather. A smartly bound copy of this historical novel set during the British Industrial Revolution from Mrs. Craik. With a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. Set during the British Industrial Revolution, the story is narrated by Phineas, a friend of the central character John Halifax. Halifax is an orphan, taken in by a tanner, who is determined to make his way in the world through honest hard work. Written by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, an English novelist and poet best remembered for this novel which presents the mid-Victorian ideals of English middle-class life. Dated from the National Trust Libraries. Bound in full green calf. Externally, sound with light rubbing to the extremities and minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine with marks to the board edges. A crack to the front joint with the front board lightly cocked. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: John Halifax Gentleman Craik Halifax None


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