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Frederica
by Heyer, Georgette
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: The Bodley Head, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition, first printing. 384pp. In green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles. 8vo. Boards are strong and bright, gently rubbed at corners and spine ends, upper text block edge a little darkened. Previous owner's gift inscription on front free endpaper, else internally neat, clean and bright. In its original dust jacket by Barbosa, price clipped, bumped and rubbed at edges, some crumbling at spine ends and mild shelf wear visible on verso. Dust jacket now protected in archival quality mylar, fitted without the use of tape or adhesive. A regency novel. Georgette Heyer, an English novelist and short story writer, effectively established the historical romance genre, and its sub-genre of Regency Romances, and has remained popular among readers since the publication of her first novel, The Black Month, in 1921. Although perhaps best known (and collected) for her Regency Romances, which were written with great attention to historical detail, she also wrote thrillers and detective fiction. We have many of her works in stock, and offer generous discounts to those ordering more than one title at a time - please inquire.
Synopsis
Frederica is one of readers’ favorite Heyers, with a young woman burdened with the responsibilities of being the head of her family, and a hero whose jaded boredom is transformed by an accident with a hot air balloon...In Frederica, Georgette Heyer explores the difficulties of a woman of the Regency era operating without the patronage and protection of a man.A country beauty and a very capable young woman, Frederica is burdened with the responsibilities of being head of her family, leaving her little time to think of herself and her own future. When she brings her brood to London to find a husband for her stunningly beautiful younger sister, she naturally expects the patronage of their guardian, the Marquis of Alverstoke, who is, however, too bored and cynical to be bothered. But when Frederica’s younger brother’s obsession with such scientific innovations as ironworks and balloon flight leads to a devastating accident, the Marquis can no longer ignore his charges...
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015658
- Title
- Frederica
- Author
- Heyer, Georgette
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- novel, fiction, vintage books,
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Jacket
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