The Gadfly
by Voynich, E.L
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/no dustwrapper
- Seller
-
Camira, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
New York: International Book and Publishing Company, 1900. hardbound. Good/no dustwrapper. 12mo. Early edition of Ethel Voynich's classic novel set in 1840's Italy under the dominance of Austria; text block tanned, lighter toning to edges of pages, o.w. Good; boards lightly rubbed.
Synopsis
The Gadfly was published in 1897, and its original publishers feared a hostile public reaction to its theme of revolution. Instead, it quickly became a classic of socialism, one of the very first politically aware novels. A story of love and conspiracy, it was based in part on the early life of Sidney Rosenblum, better known as "Reilly Ace of Spies" -- Voynich's boyfriend at the time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gotcha By The Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22651
- Title
- The Gadfly
- Author
- Voynich, E.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- International Book and Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Pages
- 373pp
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gotcha By The Books
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Camira, Queensland
About Gotcha By The Books
Gotcha By The Books is an online bookshop, working from home, in Camira, Queensland, Australia. The owner has been selling books in Brisbane since 1985, and Gotcha By The Books has been online since 2001. We specialize in Poetry, Australian Poetry, Literature, Art, Australiana, Aboriginal Australia, Rare and Antiquarian Books. We buy books on any subject (so long as we know we can re-sell them!). We are open by appointment.
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- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...