Autobiography of Miss Cornelia Knight, Lady Companion to the Princess Charlotte of Wales. With extracts from her Journals and Anecdote Books.

Miss Cornelia Knight

Verlag: W. H. Allen & Co., London, 1861

Beschreibung

The very scarce first edition of this autobiography by Miss Cornelia Knight, complete in two volumes. The first edition of this two volume work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with a gilt crest to the front boards. Cornelia Knight (1757-1837) was an English gentlewoman, traveller, landscape artist, and writer. She was associated with many prominent figures, such as Lady Emma Hamilton, Lord Horatio Nelson, Queen Charlotte and Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales. This her two-volume autobiography, telling the story of her eventful life. This work is very scarce in the first edition. 32 page publisher's catalogue to the rear of Volume II. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, sound, with fading to the spines and the extremities of the boards. Shelf wear to the head and tail of the spines, with a small loss of cloth to the head of the spine to Volume I. Bumped to the front board of Volume I. Hinges are starting but held firmly. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot. 4cm closed tear to the title page of Volume II. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 881M22

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Autobiography of Miss Cornelia Knight, Lady ...

Verlag: W. H. Allen & Co., London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1861

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book