 Author Name: Anonymous, Listed as "By the Author of 'John Halifax, Gentleman'" (Mulock, Dinah Maria (Mrs Craik))
Title: The Adventures of a Brownie as Told to My Child
Binding: Decorative Buckram
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Size: 5.5 x 7"
Publisher: London Sampson Low, Marston and Searle 1872
Illustrator: Paterson, H.
Seller ID: 005785
114pp inc b&w illustrations plus 4 pages of publisher's catalogue - Mulock's best-known novel was John Halifax, Gentleman which was published in many editions in English and in several foreign translations and was arguably "the most popular novel of the Victorian era". The author was born, Dinah Maria Mulock at Stoke-upon-Trent in 1826. In 1865 she married George Lillie Craik a partner with Macmillan, publishers and from whence comes her pseudonym (Mrs Craik). They lived in Kent for the rest of her life. Illustrations are signed H. Paterson and are probably by Helen Allingham (née Paterson) (1848-1926). Covers (green buckram gilt stamped Arts & Crafts movement style decor and titles to front and spine) are a bit edgeworn with some small chips out of the buckram, esp at the bumped corners. AEG. FPDP has inked prior owner's details scribbled over and a tiny label "Brown, Salisbury" which is presumed to be the bindery or the original bookseller (or both). FEP is stamped "THIS BOOK MUST NOT BE DAMAGED" apparently with a children's make your own rubber stamp set and with a childs pencilled name and date and an inked copy of that data and is detached but present. Half-title is loose and frontis plate is detached but present. Title page is loose but present with inked "Code Number 1872/Mrs Jay". Table of Contents and first are some loose and others detached, but present. Rest of text block is somewhat loose.
Fiction, Novel, Literature, Victoriana, Antiquarian
Price =
10.00 GBP |
