The Wide Wide World
by Elizabeth Wetherell (Susan Warner)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bliss, Sands and Co., c1880. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce Victorian novel from Susan Warner. 'The Wide, Wide World' is an 1850 novel by Susan Warner, published under the pseudonym Elizabeth Wetherell. It is often acclaimed as America's first bestseller. The book is a work of sentimentalism based on the life of young Ellen Montgomery. In a cloth binding. Externally, sound, though with some slight bumping and rubbing. Slight dampstaining to front board. Hinges are strained. Prize bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some handling marks and some instances of foxing. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN16-F-15
- Title
- The Wide Wide World
- Author
- Elizabeth Wetherell (Susan Warner)
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bliss, Sands and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1880
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- susan warner elizabeth wtheell the wide wide world ellen montgomery elizabeth wtheell
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...