The H- Family The Bondmaid. To Which is Added, Axel and Anna; or, A Correspondence Between Two Stories of the Same House The President's Daughters. A Narrative of a Governess Strife and Peace: or, Scenes in Norway The Linwoods; or, 'Sixty Years Since' in America' Home Tales of Ardennes
by Frederika Bremer; Miss Sedgwick; H. D. Inglis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€404.23€363.80
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About This Item
London: Whittaker and Co, 1841. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". None. A sammelband of works by Frederika Bremer, Miss Sedgwick, and H. D. Inglis, nicely bound in a diced calf binding. All of these works besides 'Tales of Ardennes' are undated with no publisher information, with 'Tales of Ardennes' being dated at 1841 and published by Whittaker and Co. The works are by the same publisher and of similar date, as they are all uniform, with the same borders, and same two-columns per page. This sammelband contains; 'The H- Family', by Frederika Bremer, translated from Swedish. 'The Bondmaid. To Which is Added, Axel and Anna; or, A Correspondence Between Two Stories of the Same House', by Frederika Bremer, translated from Swedish. 'The President's Daughters. A Narrative of a Governess', by Frederika Bremer, translated from Swedish. 'Strife and Peace: or, Scenes in Norway', by Frederika Bremer, translated from Swedish. 'The Linwoods; or, 'Sixty Years Since' in America', by Miss Sedgwick. 'Home', by Miss Sedgwick. 'Tales of Ardennes', by H. D. Inglis, published by Whittaker and Co in 1841. Frederika Bremer was a Swedish writer, whose 'Sketches of Everyday Life' made her a popular writer in Britain, often being called the Swedish Jane Austen. Bremer was also a feminist reformer, establishing the first female tertiary school in Sweden. Her works include 'Hertha'. Catharine Sedgwick was an American novelist, and became one of the most popular American writers of her time. This volumes includes 'The Linwoods', which is a historical romance set in the American Revolution. Henry David Inglis, also known by his pseudonym Derwent Conway, was a Scottish travel writer. 'Tales of the Ardennes' was his first work, and was very well received upon its publication. Inglis also published travels works on Norway, Sweden, France, and Spain. In the original diced calf binding. Externally, smart. Light fading and patches of rubbing to the joints and to the spine, mostly to the raised bands. Minor marking to the boards, causing just a little discolouration. Light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The odd spot to the fore edge and to the endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 620P55
- Title
- The H- Family The Bondmaid. To Which is Added, Axel and Anna; or, A Correspondence Between Two Stories of the Same House The President's Daughters. A Narrative of a Governess Strife and Peace: or, Scenes in Norway The Linwoods; or, 'Sixty Years Since' in America' Home Tales of Ardennes
- Author
- Frederika Bremer; Miss Sedgwick; H. D. Inglis
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whittaker and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Frederika Bremer H. D. Inglis Miss Sedgwick the h- family H. D. Inglis presidents daughters strife and peace
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
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