Cyril Ashley and The Silver Casket

A. L. O. E [Charlotte Tucker]

Verlag: T. Nelson and Sons, Ltd 1885-6, London, 1885

Beschreibung

Two Christian allegorical novels by the prolific English author Charlotte Maria Tucker, in their original decorative cloth bindings. A later edition to 'Silver Casket', first published in 1863, and an early edition of 'Cyril Ashley'.Illustrated with monochrome frontispieces and three monochrome plates to 'Silver Casket'.Two volumes.In the publisher's original cloth with gilt details.This set features two fiction novels by the prolific English author, Charlotte Marie Tucker, written under her pseudonym A. L. O. E. Both works feature Christian allegories, with Tucker being a devout Christian. 'Cyril Ashley' is a tale for young people depicting lessons found in the story of 'Jonah the Prophet'. 'The Silver Casket' features scenes from the 'Palace of Deceits' and 'Forest of Temptations'.Publisher's advertisements to the rear to 'Silver Casket'. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with fading to the spines, bumping and slight rubbing to the extremities, small closed tears to the cloth to the head and tail of the spine and minor marks to the boards. Offsetting to the free endpapers with a prize bookplate to the front pastedown to 'Cyril Ashley'. Front hinge starting after pp. 16 to 'Cyril Ashley' and weak after pp.16 to 'Silver Casket'. Internally binding strained in places and starting to 'Silver Casket' with the plate facing pp. 24 disbound but present. Pages lightly age toned with scattered spotting, a church library stamp to the half title to 'Silver Casket' and spotting to the front and rear of 'Cyril Ashley'. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 920Z1

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Cyril Ashley and The Silver Casket

Verlag: T. Nelson and Sons, Ltd 1885-6, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1885

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good

Art des Buches: book