The Book of the Boudoir. By Lady Morgan. In Two Volumes
Morgan, Lady (Sidney Owenson)
Verkäufer Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 26. Januar 2005
Verkäufer Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 2 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 26. Januar 2005
Beschreibung
Dublin-born, and not wealthy, Lady Sidney Owenson Morgan (1776 to 1781-1859) was one of the most interesting literary figures of her time, both wildly popular ("The Wild Irish Girl," 1806) and well-criticized. She had her revenge; her critics sometimes became rather nasty characters in her novels. Cagey about her exact age, contemporary portraits reveal her to be a great beauty of the day. She was perhaps a social climber; if so, she was rather good at it. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. A scarce book; most copies seen are two separate volumes. Although published in Paris, the book is in written in English; her "To the Reader" makes clear that the book is intended as light reading such as might be found in a lady's boudoir, and was published through her publisher's entreaty. Perhaps he knew his market! Clean text; 268 pages. Extremely bright and clear; Quercus believes the paper has been conserved, probably at the time it was rebound in an ochre color with gilt lettering. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002777
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Book of the Boudoir. By Lady Morgan. In ...
Verlag: A. And W. Galignani, Paris
Erscheinungsdatum: 1829
Einband: Hard Cover
Zustand: Near Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: First Edition.
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