A Degree of Prudery: A Biography of Fanny Burney by Hahn, Emily, 1905-1997

Doubleday, 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

Doubleday & Co., 1950. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doubleday, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.6000 in x 8.5000 in x 5.7000 in. Clean and tight. DJ has minor edge wear and rubbing. DJ corners clipped/

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. An average used book. 340 pages..

New York: Doubleday, 1950. First. hardcover. very good(+)/very good. Frontis. illus.. 340pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1950. Very good.<br/><br/>

NY: Doubleday. VG in Fair DJ. (1950). 1st ed. A witty and penetrating study of a fascinating time and her fabulous time. Fanny wrote her first book, Evelina, anonymously . and for 6 months heard guesses made as to its authorship. Hahn writes of Fanny with affection but with characteristicly satirical enjoyment of the fluttering feminities and masculine struttings of the period but depicts the real genius of Fanny. A lively picture of a prim lady, and an entertaining view of 18th century literary London. DJ edge tatters, owner name ft endpaper, owner notations back endpaper. .

Garden City: Doubleday & Co.. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. First Edition. 8vo. 340 pages, Index. Portrait and 9 illustrations. Black cloth, spine lettering silver. Cloth in fine condition, previous owner used white-out to cover the name, rest of interior in near fine condition. Dustjacket price clipped, small chips/fraying at edges, slightly soiled, various wear along flaps folds. Fanny Burney's first book Evelina (written anonymously) was praised by Samuel Johnson. In her famous Diary she portrays those who frequented her house: Johnson, Mrs. Thrale, David Garrick, Sheridan, others. ; 10 illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 340 pages .

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950. First Edition . Hardcover. VG/VG. 1st edition, 340p. b/w illus. 1st edition. black cloth. VERY GOOD book / VERY GOOD jacket: spine ends creased; owner label and name. DJ: edgewear, spine sunned (in mylar) Burney [1752-1840] was the author of Evelina, Cecelia, Camilla, The Wanderer, and is most known for her Diaries.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good. Clean condition with slight browning to foredges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Arthur Barker, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. First Edition. 296 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Well bound and clean pages, with mild tanning to text block edges. Cracking to front hinge, with exposed netting. Previous owner's inscriptions to ffep. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with light sunning to spine.