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Hopes and Fears; or, Scenes from the Life of a Spinster. By the Author of 'The Heir of Redclyffe,' 'Heartsease,' &c.
by [Yonge, Charlotte]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John W. Parker and Son, 1860 Original reddish-brown blindstamped cloth, gilt spine. . Two volumes, small octavo. . Spines a bit cocked and darkened, binding extremities lightly rubbed, top edge of the last text leaf of Volume II closely cropped, later endpapers, a little light foxing. Overall a good, clean copy, scarce in original cloth. First edition of one of one of Charlotte Yonge's (1823-1901) more important novels. The heroine, Honora Charlecote, confronts the strain and the benefits of being a self-reliant woman. This novel is one of a series, beginning with The Heir of Reclyffe (1853), and proceeding through Heartsease (1854), The Daisy Chain (1856), Dynevor Terrace (1857), and The Young Stepmother (1861), which deal with complex women and men in difficult personal and social situations, in a realistic setting. Though Yonge's beliefs in devotion to duty and sacrifice of personal interests to family have alienated modern readers, these novels are important for their rounded views of women, and their insistence on the importance of the education and intellectual nurture of women.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12335
- Title
- Hopes and Fears; or, Scenes from the Life of a Spinster. By the Author of 'The Heir of Redclyffe,' 'Heartsease,' &c.
- Author
- [Yonge, Charlotte]
- Format/Binding
- Original reddish-brown blindstamped cloth, gilt spine.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John W. Parker and Son,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1860
- Pages
- [4], 456, 8 (ads); [4], 413, [1], [1, ads] pp
- Size
- Two volumes, small octavo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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