Elizabeth Rowe

Friendship in Death: In Twenty Letters from the Dead to the Living

London, T. Worrall , 1733 . Leather. A very scarce, second edition of Elizabeth Rowe's fictional letters from the dead, surrounding ideas of heaven and morality. The second edition, first being published in 1728. Bound in full calf.Written by English poet, essayist and fiction writer, Elizabeth Rowe, who was best known for this particular work, as well as for her religious poetry. Comprised of 'Friendship in Death: In Twenty Letters from the Dead to the Living', with Part I, II and III of 'Letters Moral and Entertaining, in Prose and Verse&apos.'Friendship in Death' is a collection of fictional letters from the dead to the living, proposing the idea that heaven is a meaningful sequel to life on earth. Through these letters, Rowe explores morality and life after death, suggesting that heaven is a place where human souls continue to work towards personal goals and enjoy the pleasures of celestial society.With separate paginations for 'Friendship in Death' and Part I, II and III of 'Letters Moral and Entertaining', with original publisher's advertisements to the end of each section. Bound in full calf. Externally, very good, with slight bumping to the extremities. A little rubbing to the spine and joints, with a small crack to the head of the rear joint. Hinges are a touch strained, but holding firm. The odd mark to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Page bright with the odd handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 906Q6

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Elizabeth Rowe Friendship in Death letters religion Friendship in Death None

Pierre Louÿs

Aphrodite

Paris, Librairie Borel, 1896. Leather. An illustrated edition of this work by Pierre Louys. An illustrated edition of this work by Pierre Louys. With illustrations by Antoine Calbet, a French painter and engraver famous for his watercolours and book illustrations. In a quarter morocco binding. Externally, very smart with some light rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with some scattered spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Antoine Calbet. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: FGN22-F-7

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Greek mythology Aphrodite Pierre Louys Aphrodite Antoine Calbet

Anna Schober

Hanna: Erzahlung Fur Erwachsene Madchen

Berlin, Globus Verlag, c1900. Cloth. A smart copy of this scarce story for young women from German author Anna Schober, in the original German. German. Scarce work. With an illustrated frontispiece. The novel begins on a bright day in the house of Commercial Councilor Hollfeld, where all the servants and housemaids are preparing for the festival taking place that afternoon. With splendour and wealth everywhere, they house waits patiently for the arrival of the first guests. Written by Anne Schober, a German author. In the original pictorial blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light rubbing to the extremities and minor fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. An ink stamp to the rear pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 907T59

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Hanna Erzahlung Madchen Schober Erzahlung None

Elizabeth Missing Sewell

Katharine Ashton

London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. 1854 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this novel complete in two volumes by Elizabeth Missing Sewell. First edition of Katharine Ashton by Elizabeth Missing Sewell in half calf bindings and marbled boards. Published anonymously, as 'by the author of 'Amy Herbert', 'The Experience of Life', etc. Complete in two volumes. Elizabeth Missing Sewell was an English author of religious and educational works. She devised a set of influential principles of education. This story is based on circumstances of real life but is a fictional moral tale about the questions "as to the best mode of meeting the necessities of the poor, and the various needs of our complex state of society," which the author disclaims in the preface. Prior owner's book plates to the first pastedowns. From the library of R. L. Watson.  In half calf bindings and marbled boards. There is some rubbing to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. The boards are slightly worn. The front hinge of Volume I is starting to crack, and there is some slight loss to the title label on the spine. Prior owner's book plates to the first pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot and age toning. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 851W40

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Elizabeth Missing Sewell Katharine Ashton Fiction Leather Katharine Ashton None

F. F. Montrésor [Frances Frederica Montrésor]

The Alien: A Story of Middle Age

London, Methuen & Co. 1901. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce and engaging novel by British author F. F. Montrésor. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. A scarce to see novel by Frances Frederica Montrésor, published in the Victorian era, and focusing on the protagonist Esther Mordaunt who is in her thirties when the story starts. This work is among Montrésor's repertoire of romantic novels. A 48-page publisher's catalogue to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart, though a little bumped to the extremities, with fading and shelf wear to the spine. Front hinge is strained but held firmly by cords. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 880M17

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Montresor Novels Victorian literature Novels Not Stated

Dorothy Summers

The Plains of Alu

London, Everett & Co. 1908. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this very scarce and mysterious novel set in Egypt, written by Dorothy Summers. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Remnants of a label to the front paste down, with a stamp stating "Sold by Mudies Library". Ink inscription to the front free end paper. Pinned to the half title page is a review of this novel published in 1908.An engrossing fantasy novel, set in Egypt, and combining mystery and romance. Locke states, in 'A Spectrum of Fantasy' (Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 209) that this novel culminates in a "final fantastic sequence in which a mummy's soul is seen to depart the body". In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with a little fading to the spine, and shelf wear to the extremities and spine. Faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 895M18

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Egypt Mystery Dorothy Summers Romance Mystery Not Stated

Annie S. Swan

St. Veda&Apos;S or the Pearl of Orr&Apos;S Haven

Edinburgh & London, Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1895. Cloth. A very smart copy of this new edition of Swan's romantic novel, with decorations throughout. New edition. With an illustrated frontispiece and many head and tailpieces throughout. Thought to be one of the author's most romantic stories, this love-story is full of colourful characters, a disputed succession, and a shocking crime. Annie Shepherd Swan, a Scottish journalist and author who wrote romantic fiction for women with over two hundred novels, serials, and stories published in her lifetime. In the original green cloth binding with gilt decoration. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: 885T7

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Veda's Pearl Orr Haven Pearl Not Stated

Patricia Thomson

The Victorian Heroine: A Changing Ideal, 1837-1873

London, Oxford University Press, 1956 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of Patricia Thomson's study of the role of the heroine in Victorian literature. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Chapters cover topics including the rights of women, the role of the governess in literature, and the woman at work. Novels by Dickens, the Brontes, Thakeray and Trollope are discussed, while an impressive overview of early twentieth century feminist literary criticism is also provided. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally fine. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip and wrap perimeters, chipping to back strip head and tail, with mark and small closed tear to tail of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd pencil notation to page margins, and the odd ink underline to the latter part of the work. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 865F2

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: victorian literature patricia thomson literary criticism feminism patricia thomson None

Aelfrida Tillyard

The Approaching Storm

London , Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. 1932. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of one of the works from mystic author Aelfrida Tillyard. The first edition of the work.Contemporary list of books for sale under same publisher dated Autumn 1932. In the original publisher's cloth binding.This dystopian novel explores a fearful future for two children whom know nothing of England pre-World War I, as they escape to the country and live with anxiety of a potentially looming Second. In the foreword, Tillyard expresses her desire for it not to be taken too seriously, as is accustom to her charming writing style. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor shelf wear to extremities. Scattered markings to boards and slight chipping to spine label. The front title panel is missing from the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages and fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 901Y16

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Novel Fiction Aelfrida Tillyard World War Fiction None

Mrs George de Horne Vaizey

More About Peggy

London , The 'Leisure House' Library Office , c1908. Paperback. A scarce copy of More About Peggy by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey. A scarce copy of this novel, More About Peggy by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey. Mrs George de Horne Vaizey was the pen name for Jessie Bell, an English writer born in Liverpool. With illustrations by M. E. Edwards, with four plates. Collated, complete. With adverts to the front and rear of the volume. In the original paper wraps. Externally, smart with some fading to the spine and chipping to the tail of the spine. Some marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: M. E. Edwards. Good .

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Buchzahl: 856B90

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Mrs George de Horne Vaizey More about Peggy fiction More about Peggy M. E. Edwards

Various

Reports for the Jane Austen Society and Other Jane Austen Memorabilia

London, C. Mills & Co.; The Bodley Head, 1953-1972 . First edition. Paperback. A fascinating collection of documents surrounding Jane Austen and the Jane Austen Society, encased in smart folders. First editions, in the original publisher's paper wraps. With the collection housed in three chemises. This collection is comprised of many works relating to Jane Austen and the Jane Austen Society. This includes the following: Twenty annual reports for the Jane Austen Society, from 1953-1972. Established in 1940, this organisation's main aim is to foster the appreciation and knowledge surrounding the works of Jane Austen. These reports contain information on the annual general meeting, with photos to accompany the items discussed. My Aunt, Jane Austen, A Memoir, by Caroline Austen. Published by the Jane Austen Society in 1952. Jane Austen in Bath, by Jean Freeman. Published for the Jane Austen Society in 1969. Jane Austen in London, by Winifred Watson. Published by the Jane Austen Society in 1960. A catalogue for the Jane Austen Bicentenary Loan Exhibition, which was organised by the Jane Austen Society and took place at Jane Austen's House in Chawton, 1975. This exhibition included the Prince Regent's copy of the first edition of Emma, lent by Her Majesty the Queen. A record of the ceremony of the Jane Austen Centenary Memorial, in which a memorial was unveiled at Chawton by Sir Frederick Pollock on 18th July 1917. With an ink inscription of Constance Hill, a writer and devoted Jane Austen fan, known for her works on the author. An article on Jane Austen's Last Illness, taken as a cutting from the British Medical Journal, dated July 1964.With photographic illustrations. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart, with light edgewear and the occasional mark to wraps. Light fading in places. Chemises are in very good condition, with light shelf wear and the occasional handling mark. Internally, the works are firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 882Q29

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: Jane Austen jane austen society illustrated first edition jane austen society Various

Annie Wakeman

The Autobiography of a Charwoman

London, John MacQueen, 1900. Cloth. The second impression of Annie Wakeman's intriguing novel about a charwoman at the turn of the twentieth century, illustrated throughout. The second impression of this work. This is a novel following the life of charwoman Betty Dobbs, written in her own dialect, offering a very interesting look at the life of the working class and the poor in London at the turn of the twentieth century. Written by Annie Wakeman, and American novelist and journalist. Illustrated by 'RIP&apos. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and five plates. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'V. Seaton&apos. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Some rubbing to the spine. A little marking to the boards. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the occasional light spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: RIP. Very Good Indeed .

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Buchzahl: 640P29

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: annie wakeman wakeman charwoman rip wakeman betty dobbs RIP

Susan B. Warner

The Hills of the Shatemuc

London, Sampson Low, Son, and Co. 1856 . First edition. Cloth. An uncommon, first UK edition of this novel set in New York, by American author, Susan Bogert Warner. First UK edition, published the same year as the US edition. Bound in the publisher's original cloth. Written by American author Susan B. Warner, who was best known for her works of religious fiction and children's fiction. This novel is set in and around Warner's home state of New York, with the 'Shatemuc' river being one of the original names of the Hudson River. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight rubbing and bumping, particularly to the extremities. Small tears to the cloth at the joints at the head and tail of the spine. Spine is a touch faded. Boards are slightly soiled. Hinges are strained, with the front hinge tender, cords visible. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages mostly bright and clean, with one or two spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Buchzahl: 885Q6

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: new york susan B. Warner first edition uncommon susan B. Warner hudson river novel None

Elizabeth Wetherell (Susan Warner)

The Wide Wide World

London, Bliss, Sands and Co. c1880. Cloth. A scarce Victorian novel from Susan Warner. 'The Wide, Wide World' is an 1850 novel by Susan Warner, published under the pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. It is often acclaimed as America's first bestseller. The book is a work of sentimentalism based on the life of young Ellen Montgomery. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some slight bumping and rubbing. Slight dampstaining to front board. Hinges are strained. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some handling marks and some instances of foxing. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: GEN16-F-15

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: susan warner elizabeth wtheell the wide wide world ellen montgomery elizabeth wtheell Not Stated

Nesta H. Webster

The Chevalier de Boufflers: A Romance of the French Revolution

London, John Murray, 1929. Fine Binding. This finely bound work tells the romance between the Chevalier de Boufflers and the Comtesse de Sabran during the French Revolution. Nesta Helen Webster (1876-1960) was an English conspiracy theorist remembered for her theories regarding the Illuminati in particular, whom she blamed for the French Revolution, 1848 Revolution and the First World War. She penned this volume after having read the letters of the Countess of Sabran, which led her to believe that she had been reincarnated from the soul of someone who lived during the French Revolution, and she followed this work with 'The French Revolution: A Study in Democracy&apos. She contributed to 'The Jewish Peril' and 'The Patriot', two anti semitic papers.In a Bumpus binding.Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Le Chevalier de Boufflers (1738-1815). In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally very smart, fading to the spine as to be expected and a touch of rubbing to the head of the spine and joint. Ownership bookplate to the front endpaper. Internally, first three leaves including half titled page have been annotated but erased, firmly bound, pages otherwise bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Buchzahl: 754R7

Katalog: Women's Fiction

Sonstige Stichworte: french revolution nesta webster romance historical fiction nesta webster None