Memoirs of Harriet Wilson First Edition 2 volumes
by WILSON, HARRIETTE
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
From the Estate of Barbara Walters. In Excellent shape with some light wear to the board/spine joint.First Navarre Society Edition. Two Volumes, With 32 Portraits. Near Fine, Contents Clean And Unmarked, No Names Or Bookplates Or Stains, Slight Rubbing At Corners. A Very Detailed, Clear Summary Of The Life Of A Woman Who Was, In A Word, Non-Essential, And Associated Closely Only With The Powerful Who Were Also, In A Word, Non-Essential In English Society In The Early Nineteenth Century. A Wonderful Portrait Of A Nineteenth Century Society Of Wealth And Decadence Comparable To Ancient Empires At Their Worst, Where Values Are Trivial And Nothing Of Substance Is Produced Which Anyone Else Can Make Any Real Use Of, While The Imperial Wealth Is Dispersed Amongst The Hangers-On And The Opportunists.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clay's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77
- Title
- Memoirs of Harriet Wilson First Edition 2 volumes
- Author
- WILSON, HARRIETTE
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Navarre Society
- Date Published
- 1924
- Weight
- 5.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Barbara Walters Estate signed Limited Editions; Multiple volumes or boxed set;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.