The Romance of the Forest: Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry - By the Authoress of "A Sicilian Romance", & c. (VOLUME 2 ONLY)

(No Author Stated) - (Ann Radcliffe)

Verlag: Printed for T. Hookham & J. Carpenter, New & Old Bond Street, London, 1791

Beschreibung

VOLUME 2 ONLY (of a 3-volume set). Begins at Chapter VIII. RARE FIRST EDITION, with 1791 to title page & no later dates. Author not stated, printed on title page as "by the Authoress of A Sicilian Romance", which is Ann Radcliffe. Scarce first edition, very few holdings in OCLC, & even the Library of Congress records only a slightly defective copy. First published anonymously in 1791 (as in this copy), & reprinted as a second edition one year later in 1792. "Ann Radcliffe (1764-1823), English author, considered the pioneer of the gothic novel. Radcliffe had a profound influence on many later authors, including The Marquis de Sade, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Walter Scott, & Jane Austen. The Romance of the Forest combines an air of mystery and suspense with an examination of the tension between hedonism and morality and was Radcliffe's first major popular success, going through four editions in its first three years. It was praised by the poet Coleridge who wrote 'the attention is uninterruptedly fixed, until the veil is designedly withdrawn". The Romance of the Forest was hugely popular in its day and remains in print after over two hundred years. It is the subject of much critical discussion, particularly in its treatment of femininity and its role and influence in the gothic tradition Radcliffe did so much to invent." Bound in full leather (tree calf), gilt-lettered red & brown leather labels & elaborate gilt design to spine. Front hinge tender but holding, mild minimal rubbing to covers, small marginal tear to each of four pages (47, 115, 135, & 253, with loss to small portion of margin though not affecting text whatsoever), otherwise a very nice clean bright tight leatherbound copy. 286pp. VOLUME TWO only of the extremely RARE first edition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001045

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Romance of the Forest: Interspersed with...

Verlag: Printed for T. Hookham & J. Carpenter, New & Old Bond Street, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1791

Einband: Leather

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition