AMARYLLIS AT THE FAIR : A NOVEL.
by JEFFERIES, Richard (John Richard), 1848-1887 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887. First edition. His late novel, to some extent autobiographical and based on his own family and their small Wiltshire farm. "He has certainly made himself master of a peculiarly graceful and often fascinating style of fiction" (The Graphic, 28th May 1887). Post 8vo (21cm). [viii],260pp - the variant without final blanks or advertisements. Original decorative cloth in a daffodil design; very faint crease to spine; some very minor rubbing; endpapers slightly cracked; some spotting, a little soiling to a few early leaves; still overall a very good and bright copy. With the 1904 ownership inscription of Ethel Mary Mountfort (1883-1966) of Cambridge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10261
- Title
- AMARYLLIS AT THE FAIR : A NOVEL.
- Author
- JEFFERIES, Richard (John Richard), 1848-1887 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fiction, Wiltshire
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